Influence of sea surface temperature on soil moisture and precipitation interactions over the southwest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Mo, Kingtse C ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50049126620     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009221     Document Type: Article

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