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A comparison of the MM5 and the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System simulations for land–atmosphere interactions under varying soil moisture Cover

A comparison of the MM5 and the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System simulations for land–atmosphere interactions under varying soil moisture

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|Dec 2014

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Language: English
Page range: 21486 - 21486
Submitted on: May 19, 2013
Accepted on: Dec 17, 2013
Published on: Dec 1, 2014
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2014 Astrid Suarez, Rezaul Mahmood, Arturo I. Quintanar, Adriana Beltrán-Przekurat, Sr Pielke, published by Stockholm University Press
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