Moisture tendency equations in a tropical atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1601-1613

  López Carrillo, Carlos ^a   Raymond, D J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HEAT CONVECTION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; MOISTURE TENDENCY EQUATIONS; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE; TROPOSHPHERIC HUMIDITY;

TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

CONVECTION; MOISTURE FLUX; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 20444484011     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3424.1     Document Type: Article

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