WRFv3.2-SPAv2: Development and validation of a coupled ecosystem-atmosphere model, scaling from surface fluxes of CO2 and energy to atmospheric profiles

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1079-1093

  Smallman, T L ^a   Moncrieff, J B ^a   Williams, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON BALANCE; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MODEL VALIDATION; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NET RADIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SURFACE FLUX; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84882409075     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-6-1079-2013     Document Type: Article

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