Large-scale coupling between the tropical greenhouse effect and latent heat flux via atmospheric dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6017-6031

  Gershunov, Alexander ^a   Michaelsen, Joel ^b   Gautier, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LATENT HEAT; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0032571193     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03520     Document Type: Article

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