Transitioning Enhanced Land Surface Initialization and Model Verification Capabilities to the Kenya Meteorological Service

Case, Jonathan L.; Mungai, John; Sakwa, Vincent; Zavodsky, Bradley T.; Srikishen, Jayanthi; Limaye, Ashutosh S.; Blankenship, Clay B.

NASA NTRS · 20160000875

Transitioning Enhanced Land Surface Initialization and Model Verification Capabilities to the Kenya Meteorological Service

Case, Jonathan L.·Mungai, John·Sakwa, Vincent·Zavodsky, Bradley T.·Srikishen, Jayanthi·Limaye, Ashutosh S.·Blankenship, Clay B.

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Case, Jonathan L., Mungai, John, Sakwa, Vincent, Zavodsky, Bradley T., Srikishen, Jayanthi, Limaye, Ashutosh S., Blankenship, Clay B.. 2016-01-02. Transitioning Enhanced Land Surface Initialization and Model Verification Capabilities to the Kenya Meteorological Service. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160000875

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