Assessment of observed and model-derived soil moisture-evaporative fraction relationships over the United States southern great plains

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6279-6291

  Ford, Trent W ^a   Wulff, Christoph O ^b   Quiring, Steven M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL MOISTURE;

ARM-SGP; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; EVAPORATIVE FRACTION; LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; U.S. GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGIES; VARIABLE INFILTRATION CAPACITIES; VIC MODEL;

LANDFORMS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ENERGY FLUX; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903300376     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021490     Document Type: Article

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