A comparison between the effects of snow albedo and infiltration of melting water of Eurasian snow on East Asian summer monsoon rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue D2, 2010, Pages

  Souma, Kazuyoshi ^a   Wang, Yuqing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84855459286     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012189     Document Type: Article

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