Warm rain processes over tropical oceans and climate implications

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Lau, K M ^a   Wu, H T ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Science System and Applications Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; GEOPHYSICS; HEAT CONVECTION; MOISTURE; TROPICS;

CLOUD WATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; WARM WATER;

EID: 1642617896     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018567     Document Type: Article

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