Atmospheric moisture transport across the Southern Ocean via satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D8, 1999, Pages 9229-9249

  Slonaker, Richard L ^a,b   Van Woert, Michael L ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0033608937     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900045     Document Type: Article

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