Diurnal and semidiurnal variations in global surface wind and divergence fields

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D24, 1999, Pages 31109-31125

  Dai, Aiguo ^a   Deser, Clara ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; SURFACE WIND; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0033611335     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900927     Document Type: Article

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