Satellite observations of the southeast Pacific intertropical convergence zone during 1993-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D22, 2001, Pages 28107-28112

  Halpern, David ^a   Hung, Chih Wen ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; RAINFALL; SATELLITE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND; WATER VAPOR;

(SOUTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035686402     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000056     Document Type: Review

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