Composite singular value decomposition analysis of moisture variations associated with the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 3779-3792

  Weare, Bryan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND;

FRICTIONAL WAVES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BAROCLINIC MOTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION;

EID: 0346056661     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3779:CSVDAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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