Impact of entrainment from overshooting thermals on land–atmosphere interactions during summer 1999

Erica L. McGrath-Spangler; A. Scott Denning

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00482.x

Impact of entrainment from overshooting thermals on land–atmosphere interactions during summer 1999

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

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By: Erica L. McGrath-Spangler and A. Scott Denning

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