Water vapor variability in the tropics and its links to dynamics and precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Zveryaev, Igor I ^a   Allan, Richard P ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 29244478019     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006033     Document Type: Article

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