Recycling of moisture in Europe: Contribution of evaporation to variability in very wet and dry years

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1685-1697

  Bisselink, B ^a   Dolman, A J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 77951818383     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-1685-2009     Document Type: Article

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