Fluctuations of cloud, humidity, and thermal structure near the tropical tropopause

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 3428-3446

  Salby, Murry ^a   Sassi, Fabrizio ^b   Callaghan, Patrick ^b   Read, William ^c   Pumphrey, Hugh ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Atmospheric Systems and Analysis   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUOYANCY; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT CONVECTION; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DIABATIC COOLING;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD; CONVECTION; HUMIDITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TROPICAL REGION; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0346723152     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3428:FOCHAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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