Evaluation of the WAMME model surface fluxes using results from the AMMA land-surface model intercomparison project

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-142

  Boone, Aaron Anthony ^a   Poccard Leclercq, Isabelle ^b   Xue, Yongkang ^c   Feng, Jinming ^c   de Rosnay, Patricia ^d  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALMIP; AMMA; Monsoon; Surface fluxes; WAM; WAMME

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENERGY FLUX; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT FLUX; LAND SURFACE; MONSOON; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE FLUX; WEATHER FORECASTING;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 77954129007     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0653-1     Document Type: Article

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