Impact of subgrid scale scheme on topography and landuse for better regional scale simulation of meteorological variables over the western Himalayas

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 565-574

  Dimri, A P ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Regional climate; Western Himalayas

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE CHANGE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 58849145544     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0453-z     Document Type: Article

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