Walker circulation and tropical upper tropospheric water vapor

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D1, 1996, Pages 1961-1974

  Newell, Reginald E ^a   Zhu, Yong ^a   Browell, Edward V ^b   Read, William G ^c   Waters, Joe W ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER WIND; STRATOSPHERE/TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE; TROPOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR; UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITE; VERTICAL PLUMES; WALKER CIRCULATION; WATER VAPOUR;

PACIFIC; PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0029730843     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD02275     Document Type: Article

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