The interactions among cyclone dynamics, vertical thermodynamic structure, and cloud radiative forcing in the North Atlantic summertime storm track

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 2625-2642

  Weaver, C P ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CYCLONE; STORM TRACK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033172540     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2625:tiacdv>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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