A trajectory analysis of tropical upper-tropospheric moisture and convection

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2533-2547

  Salathé Jr , Eric P ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; HUMIDITY; TRAJECTORY; TROPOSPHERE;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL EAST);

EID: 0031419594     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2533:ATAOTU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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