Wavelet correlations to reveal multiscale coupling in geophysical systems

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 7555-7572

  Casagrande, Erik ^a   Mueller, Brigitte ^b   Miralles, Diego G ^c,d   Entekhabi, Dara ^e   Molini, Annalisa ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; SOIL MOISTURE; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 84940459157     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023265     Document Type: Article

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