Effects of uncertainty in climate inputs on simulated evapotranspiration and runoff in the Western Arctic

Earth Interactions

Volumn 10, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Rawlins, M A ^a   Frolking, S ^b   Lammers, R B ^b   Vorosmarty C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Evapotranspiration; Runoff

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; RUNOFF; VAPOR PRESSURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE DATA; WATER BUDGET MODEL;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 69649104406     PISSN: 10873562     EISSN: 10873562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/EI182.1     Document Type: Article

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