The influence of prescribed soil type distribution on the representation of present climate in a regional climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 177-186

  Anders, Ivonne ^a   Rockel, Burkhardt ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Regional climate modelling; Soil moisture; Summer drying

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TYPE; SUMMER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67649170798     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0470-y     Document Type: Article

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