Relative roles of elevated heating and surface temperature gradients in driving anomalous surface winds over tropical oceans

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1371-1394

  Chiang, J C H ^a   Zebiak, S E ^a   Cane, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEATING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND;

SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND; WIND FORCING;

(SOUTH); (TROPICAL); ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035359728     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1371:RROEHA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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