Effects of interbasin water transfer on regional climate: A case study of the Middle Route of the South-to-North water transfer project in China

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Feng ^a,b   Xie, Zhenghui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; LATENT HEAT; MOISTURE CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATIC RESPONSE; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; INTER-BASIN WATER TRANSFER; MEAN AIR TEMPERATURES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOUTH TO NORTH WATER TRANSFER PROJECT; TIME STEP; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER TRANSFERS; WATER VAPOR CONTENTS; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT; WIND VELOCITIES;

WATER VAPOR;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE MODELING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA;

EID: 77953785713     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012611     Document Type: Article

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