Clouds, radiation, and the diurnal cycle of sea surface temperature in the tropical western Pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1712-1730

  Webster, Peter J ^a   Clayson, Carol Anne ^a   Curry, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; CLOUD; CLOUDS; DIURNAL CYCLE; RADIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST; TOGA COARE;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL WEST);

EID: 0030513510     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1712:CRATDC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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