Radiative-dynamical consequences of dry tongues in the tropical troposphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 620-638

  Mapes, Brian E ^a   Zuidema, Paquita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY TONGUE; HUMIDITY; RADIATIVE HEATING; TOGA COARE; WARM POOL;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030456512     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0620:RDCODT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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