Origin of lapse rate changes in the upper tropical troposphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 992-1005

  Folkins, Ian ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; MELTING; OZONE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

MASS FLUXES;

TROPOSPHERE;

ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; CLEAR SKY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

EID: 0036321872     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0992:OOLRCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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