The diurnal cycle of west pacific deep convection and its relation to the spatial and temporal variation of tropical MCSs

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 3401-3415

  Hall, Timothy J ^a   Yonder Haar, Thomas H ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b AFCCC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; HEAT CONVECTION; INFRARED IMAGING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS;

MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS (MCS);

CLIMATOLOGY;

CONVECTION; METEOROLOGY;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033208544     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3401:TDCOWP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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