Evolutionary structure of the eastern Pacific double ITCZ based on satellite moisture profile retrievals

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 743-751

  Lietzke, C E ^a   Deser, C ^a   Vonder Haar, T H ^a  

^a ITT Aerospace/Communications Div   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; SENSORS; SUBSIDENCE;

SEA SURFACES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COLD POOL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SSM-I;

(EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035284350     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<0743:ESOTEP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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