Global distribution of convection penetrating the tropical tropopause

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Liu, Chuntao ^a   Zipser, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 31344448013     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006063     Document Type: Article

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