Analysis of planetary boundary layer fluxes and land-atmosphere coupling in the regional climate model CLM

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Jaeger, E B ^a   Stockli R ^b   Seneviratne, S I ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b Climate Analysis Climate Services MeteoSwiss ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; SIMULATORS;

BOUNDARY LAYER PROCESS; CLIMATE MODEL; CLIMATE SYSTEM; CLOUD COVER; COUPLING CHARACTERISTIC; DATA SETS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; EXTREME EVENTS; FEEDBACK PROCESS; FLUX OBSERVATION; FLUXNET; LAND-SURFACE PROCESS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 72049111780     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011658     Document Type: Article

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