The role of low-level moisture convergence and ocean latent heat fluxes in the Madden and Julian oscillation: An observational analysis using ISCCP data and ECMWF analyses

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3086-3104

  Jones, Charles ^a,b   Weare, Bryan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; LATENT HEAT TRANSFER; LOW LEVEL; MADDEN AND JULIAN OSCILLATION; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; OSCILLATIONS; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0030432960     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<3086:TROLLM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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