Radiative-convective processes in simulated diurnal variations of tropical oceanic convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2345-2357

  Sui, C H ^a   Li, X ^b   Lau, K M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; OCEANIC CONVECTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032456854     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2345:RCPISD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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