Three-dimensional water vapor and cloud variations associated with the Madden-Julian oscillation during Northern Hemisphere winter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 929-950

  Myers, David S ^a   Waliser, Duane E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CLOUD VARIATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLOUD COVER; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR; WINTER;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0042055300     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0929:TDWVAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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