A numerical study of the diurnal cycle of tropical oceanic convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2329-2344

  Liu, Changhai ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; OCEANIC CONVECTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032465635     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2329:ANSOTD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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