The diurnal cycle in the tropics

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 784-801

  Yang, G Y ^a   Slingo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; LIFE CYCLE; THERMAL EFFECTS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; CONVECTION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0035302480     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2001)129<0784:TDCITT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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