Effects of short spin-up periods on soil moisture simulation and the causes over New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Yang, Yang ^a   Uddstrom, Michael ^a   Duncan, Maurice ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; TESTING;

ANNUAL RAINFALL; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; LAND SURFACE MODELS; MOISTURE SIMULATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; RAINFALL RATES; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SIMPLE RULES; SOIL TEXTURES; SPIN-UP;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEST; SOIL TEXTURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84855312557     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016121     Document Type: Article

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