Simulated impacts of irrigation on the atmospheric circulation over Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Eungul ^a,b   Sacks, William J ^a,c   Chase, Thomas N ^d,e   Foley, Jonathan A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UCB 450   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; IRRIGATION; TROPOSPHERE;

ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC COOLING; CENTRAL ASIA; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; COMMUNITY LAND MODELS; EASTERN EUROPE; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MIDDLE EAST; MIDLATITUDES; MODEL SIMULATION; RIVER BASINS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SUMMER CLIMATE; SURROUNDING REGIONS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

CENTRAL ASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 79955538761     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014740     Document Type: Article

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