Modulation of equatorial subseasonal convective episodes by tropical-extratropical interaction in the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 15033-15049

  Meehl, Gerald A ^a   Kiladis, George N ^b   Weickmann, Klaus M ^c   Wheeler, Matthew ^b,d   Gutzler, David S ^e   Compo, Gilbert P ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION; CONVECTION; LONGWAVE RADIATION; TOGA COARE; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY WIND BURST EVENTS;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030485473     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01014     Document Type: Article

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