Fundamental moist modes of the equatorial troposphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1771-1790

  Raymond, David J ^a   Torres, David J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031723548     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1771:FMMOTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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