Relative contribution of soil moisture and snow mass to seasonal climate predictability: A pilot study

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 797-818

  Douville, Hervé ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HINDCASTING; HYDROLOGY; LAND SURFACE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 77951878461     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0508-1     Document Type: Article

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