Convection in TOGA COARE: Horizontal scale, morphology, and rainfall production

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 2715-2729

  Rickenbach, Thomas M ^a,b   Rutledge, Steven A ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CONVECTION; RAINFALL; TOGA-COARE;

EID: 0032461131     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2715:CITCHS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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