Regional variability in tropical convection: Observations from TRMM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 3566-3586

  Petersen, W A ^a   Rutledge, S A ^a  

^a Department of Systems Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

LIGHTNING FLASH DENSITY;

TROPICS;

CONVECTION; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; THERMODYNAMICS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CONGO; FLORIDA; INDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035441116     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<3566:RVITCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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