Improved modelling of Siberian river flow through the use of an alternative frozen soil hydrology scheme in a land surface model

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 859-870

  Finney, D L ^a,b   Blyth, E ^a   Ellis, R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FROZEN GROUND; LAND SURFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK FLOW; RIVER FLOW;

SIBERIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865218279     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-859-2012     Document Type: Article

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