Simulations of tropical upper tropospheric humidity

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D15, 2000, Pages 20155-20163

  Dessler, A E ^a,b   Sherwood, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033785537     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900231     Document Type: Article

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