Using moisture conservation to evaluate oceanic surface freshwater fluxes in climate models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-219

  Rodriguez J M ^a   Johns, T C ^a   Thorpe, R B ^a   Wiltshire, A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate model evaluation; Global hydrological cycle; Large scale ocean atmosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE MODELING; DRAINAGE BASIN; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MOISTURE; OCEAN BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA SURFACE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE FLUX; TROPICAL REGION; WATER VAPOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 79959804030     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0899-7     Document Type: Article

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