Large-scale atmospheric moisture transport as evaluated in the NCEP/NCAR and the NASA/DAO reanalyses

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1531-1545

  Mo, Kingtse C ^a   Higgins, R Wayne ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DATA ASSIMILATION OFFICE; EVAPORATION; MOISTURE FLUX; NCAR; NCEP; PRECIPITATION; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0030438628     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1531:LSAMTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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