Simulating AOGCM soil moisture using an off-line thornthwaite potential evapotranspiration-based land surface scheme part 1: Control runs

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3097-3117

  Cornwell, Adam R ^a   Harvey, L D Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPONENTS; ATMOSPHERIC DATA; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EAST AFRICA; INTER-COMPARISON; LAND SURFACE PARAMETERIZATION; LAND SURFACES; MOISTURE LEVELS; PARAMETER VALUES; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; UNITED STATES;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND SURFACE; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 48749094194     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1675.1     Document Type: Article

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