Characterizing some of the influences of the general circulation on subtropical marine boundary layer clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 711-728

  Rozendaal, Margaret A ^a   Rossow, William B ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITES; TURBULENCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD FORMATION; INTERSEASONAL VARIABILITY;

CLOUDS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

EID: 1642303149     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0711:CSOTIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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