Precipitation from vertical motion: A statistical diagnostic scheme

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 903-919

  Rose, Brian E J ^a   Lin, Charles A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Diagnostic scheme; Global; Precipitation; Vertical motion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS;

VERTICAL MOTION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038265005     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.919     Document Type: Article

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