On the proper use of satellite-derived leaf area index in climate modeling

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 4427-4433

  Ge, Jianjun ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; LAND SURFACE MODELS; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING STUDIES; REGIONAL MODEL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SURFACE ENERGIES;

RAIN; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

SATELLITES;

CLIMATE MODELING; HEAT FLUX; LAND SURFACE; LEAF AREA INDEX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE DATA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE ENERGY;

EID: 69249157681     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2868.1     Document Type: Article

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