Numerical experiments examining the mechanism of diurnal variation of tropical convection

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1245-1260

  Kubota, Hisayuki ^a   Numaguti, Atusi ^a,b   Emori, Seita ^c,d  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 11244340604     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.1245     Document Type: Article

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