The amplification of east Pacific Madden-Julian Oscillation convection and wind anomalies during June-November

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 3482-3497

  Maloney, Eric D ^a   Esbensen, Steven K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

SURFACE LATENT HEAT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANOMALY; CONVECTION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; WIND;

EID: 0347983899     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3482:TAOEPM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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