Surface Boundary Conditions for Mesoscale Regional Climate Models
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This paper utilizes the best available quality data from multiple sources to develop consistent surface boundary conditions (SBCs) for mesoscale regional climate model (RCM) applications. The primary SBCs include 1) fields of soil characteristic (bedrock depth, and sand and clay * Corresponding author address: Dr. Xin-Zhong Liang, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2204 Griffith Dr., Champaign, IL 61820–7495. E-mail address: [email protected] Earth Interactions • Volume 9 (2005) • Paper No. 18 • Page 1
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