Land-Surface-Atmosphere Coupling in Observations and Models

The diurnal cycle and the daily mean at the land-surface result from the coupling of many physical processes. The framework of this review is largely conceptual; looking for relationships and information in the coupling of processes in models and observations. Starting from the surface energy balanc...

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Main Author: Alan K Betts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
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Online Access:http://james.agu.org/index.php/JAMES/article/view/v1n4