Seasonal variation of land-atmosphere coupling strength over the West African monsoon region in an atmospheric general circulation model

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1276-1286

  Yamada, Tomohito J ^a   Kanae, Shinjiro ^b   Oki, Taikan ^c   Koster, Randal D ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AGCM; coupling strength; evapotranspiration; land atmosphere interactions; soil moisture; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

AGCM; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; COUPLING STRENGTHS; LAND-ATMOSPHERE COUPLINGS; LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNSTABLE CONDITIONS; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84883483325     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.814914     Document Type: Article

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