Characteristics of the water cycle and land-atmosphere interactions from a comprehensive reforecast and reanalysis data set: CFSv2

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 1083-1097

  Dirmeyer, Paul A ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFSv2; GCM; Land atmosphere interactions; Precipitation; Seasonal forecast; Soil moisture; Water cycle

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DATA SET; EVAPORATION; FORECASTING METHOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84881028241     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1866-x     Document Type: Article

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