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Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System pp 323–364Cite as

The Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interface

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The Scientific Plan for GEWEX draws together and enhances a range of climate research activities which have the specific scientific objectives:

  • to determine the hydrological cycle and energy fluxes by means of global measurements of observable atmospheric and surface properties;

  • to model the global hydrological cycle and its effects on the atmosphere and oceans; and

  • to develop the ability to predict the variations of global and regional hydrological processes and water resources, and their response to environmental change.

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Shuttleworth, W.J. (1993). The Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interface. In: Raschke, E., Jacob, D. (eds) Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System. NATO ASI Series, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76957-3_13

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