The vertical structure of tropical convection and its impact on the budgets of water vapor and ozone

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1560-1573

  Folkins, Ian ^a   Martin, Randall V ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TROPOSPHERE; VAPORS;

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DEEP OUTFLOW LAYER; MIDTROPOSPHERE; SUBSIDENCE DRYING;

CLOUDS;

OZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 20444505927     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3407.1     Document Type: Article

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