Mean radiative energy balance and vertical mass fluxes in the equatorial upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Corti, T ^a   Luo, B P ^a   Peter, T ^a   Vomel H ^b   Fu, Q ^c  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OZONE; RADIATION EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VAPORS;

EQUATOR; MASS FLUX; MASS TRANSPORT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSPORT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 20044376542     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021889     Document Type: Article

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