The coupling of cloud base height and surface fluxes: A transferability intercomparison

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 189-210

  Gbobaniyi, Emiola O ^a   Abiodun, Babatunde J ^a   Tadross, Mark A ^a   Hewitson, Bruce C ^a   Gutowski, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; DIURNAL VARIATION; HUMIDITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

BONDVILLE; BRANDENBURG; CABAUW; CHINA; GERMANY; ILLINOIS; JILIN; LAMONT; LINDENBERG; NETHERLANDS; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TONGYU; UNITED STATES; UTRECHT [NETHERLANDS];

EID: 80054687434     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0421-0     Document Type: Article

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