Relationships between cloud type and amount, precipitation, and surface temperature in the Mackenzie River valley-Beaufort Sea area

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1921-1941

  Isaac, G A ^a   Stuart, R A ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Weather Research House   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; CLOUD; GCM; PRECIPITATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST; STRATOCUMULUS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, MACKENZIE RIVER;

EID: 0030485456     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1921:RBCTAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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