Interactions among cloud, water vapor, radiation, and large-scale circulation in the tropical climate. Part I: Sensitivity to uniform sea surface temperature changes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1425-1440

  Larson, Kristin ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLOUDS; RADIATION; VAPORS;

WATER-VAPOR;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CIRCULATION; CLOUD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0038128200     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442-16.10.1425     Document Type: Article

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