Regions of strong coupling between soil moisture and precipitation

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Title: Regions of strong coupling between soil moisture and precipitation
Related: Science, Vol. 305, Issue 5687, p.1138-1140
DOI: 10.1126/science.1100217
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Date: 2004
Author/Creator: Koster, Randal D
Author/Creator: Dirmeyer, Paul A
Author/Creator: Pitman, Andrew
Author/Creator: Guo, Zhichang
Author/Creator: Bonan, Gordon
Author/Creator: Chan, Edmond
Author/Creator: Cox, Peter
Author/Creator: Gordon, C. T
Author/Creator: Kanae, Shinjiro
Author/Creator: Kowalczyk, Eva
Author/Creator: Lawrence, David
Description: Previous estimates of land-atmosphere interaction (the impact of soil moisture on precipitation) have been limited by a lack of observational data and by the model dependence of computational estimates. To counter the second limitation, a dozen climate-modeling groups have recently performed the same highly controlled numerical experiment as part of a coordinated comparison project. This allows a multimodel estimation of the regions on Earth where precipitation is affected by soil moisture anomalies during Northern Hemisphere summer. Potential benefits of this estimation may include improved seasonal rainfall forecasts.
Description: 3 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 040100 Atmospheric Sciences
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Department of Physical Geography

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