The interaction of waves and convection in the tropics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3009-3020

  Lindzen, Richard S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SATELLITES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

TROPICAL WAVES; WAVE THEORY;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CONVECTION; CONVERGENCE; EVAPORATION; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 1642578852     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<3009:TIOWAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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