The Hadley circulation: Assessing NCEP/NCAR reanalysis and sparse in-situ estimates

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 719-735

  Waliser, D E ^a   Shi, Z ^a,b   Lanzante, J R ^c   Oort, A H ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAIC/GSC MODIS Support Office   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HADLEY CELL; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0033377072     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050312     Document Type: Article

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