Estimates of the climatological land surface energy and water balance derived from maximum convective power

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2201-2218

  Kleidon, A ^a   Renner, M ^a   Porada, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; EVAPORATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LATENT HEAT; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ABSORBED SOLAR RADIATIONS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CLOSURE ASSUMPTIONS; ENERGY AND WATER BALANCE; ENERGY PARTITIONING; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TERRESTRIAL RADIATION; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS;

INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

EID: 84904816494     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-2201-2014     Document Type: Article

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