Impact of subsurface temperature variability on surface air temperature variability: An AGCM study

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 804-815

  Mahanama, Sarith P P ^a,b   Koster, Randal D ^b   Reichle, Rolf H ^a,b   Suarez, Max J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 58049101639     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM949.1     Document Type: Article

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