Diagnosing land-atmosphere interaction from a regional climate model simulation over West Africa

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 467-481

  van den Hurk, Bart J J M ^a   van Meijgaard, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTION; DEW POINT; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MONSOON; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 77953345469     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1173.1     Document Type: Article

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