The tropical oceanic energy budget from the TRMM perspective. Part I: Algorithm and uncertainties

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1967-1985

  L'Ecuyer, Tristan S ^a   Stephens, Graeme L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); ENERGY TRANSFER; OCEAN ENGINEERING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

THERMAL ENERGY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE; OCEAN; WEATHER;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 0042847367     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<1967:TTOEBF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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