A comparison of modeled and observed relationships between interannual variations of water vapor and temperature

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 665-675

  Sun, De Zheng ^a,c   Held, Isaac M ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GCM; MODEL/OBSERVATION COMPARISON; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; WATER VAPOUR; WATER VAPOUR FEEDBACK;

EID: 0030455571     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0665:ACOMAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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