Atmospheric moisture recycling: Role of advection and local evaporation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 1368-1381

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE RECYCLING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TRANSPORT; LOCAL EVAPORATION;

MOISTURE;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; RECYCLING;

EID: 0032824373     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<1368:amrroa>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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