Evolution of urban surface exchange in the UK met office's unified model

Meteorological and Air Quality Models for Urban Areas

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 77-86

  Clark, Peter ^a   Best, Martin ^a   Porson, Aurore ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856174834     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00298-4_9     Document Type: Chapter

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