Soil temperature at ECMWF: An assessment using ground-based observations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1361-1373

  Albergel, C ^a   Dutra, E ^a   Munoz Sabater J ^a   Haiden, T ^a   Balsamo, G ^a   Beljaars, A ^a   Isaksen, L ^a   de Rosnay, P ^a   Sandu, I ^a   Wedi, N ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA SET; DIFFUSION; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORECASTING METHOD; LAND SURFACE; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PREDICTION; SNOWPACK; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925038636     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022505     Document Type: Article

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