Impact of land surface initialization approach on subseasonal forecast skill: A regional analysis in the Southern Hemisphere

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 300-319

  Hirsch, Annette L ^a   Kala, Jatin ^a   Pitman, Andy J ^a   Carouge, Claire ^a   Evans, Jason P ^a   Haverd, Vanessa ^b   Mocko, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Forecast verification skill; Regional models; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894096518     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-13-05.1     Document Type: Article

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