Effects of initial soil moisture on rainfall generation and subsequent hydrologic response during the North American monsoon

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 644-664

  Vivoni, Enrique R ^a   Tai, Kinwai ^a   Gochis, David J ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 68049093813     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM1069.1     Document Type: Article

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