Potential predictability of U.S. summer climate with "perfect" soil moisture

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 883-895

  Yang, Fanglin ^a   Kumar, Arun ^b   Lau, K M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Natl Centers Environ Prediction   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SUMMER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 9444239133     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2004)005<0883:PPOUSC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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