Impact of land-atmospheric coupling in CFSv2 on drought prediction

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 421-434

  Roundy, Joshua K ^a   Ferguson, Craig R ^b   Wood, Eric F ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFS; Drought; Land atmosphere interactions; Seasonal forecasts

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DROUGHT; PREDICTION; SUMMER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906099928     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1982-7     Document Type: Article

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