Interpretation of enhanced integrated water vapor bands associated with extratropical cyclones: Their formation and connection to tropical moisture

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1063-1080

  Bao, Jian Wen ^a   Michelson, S A ^b   Neiman, P J ^a   Ralph, F M ^a   Wilczak, J M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DROUGHT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; RADAR IMAGING; STORMS; TROPICS; VAPORS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE; SATELLITE IMAGE; SEASONAL MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE ANALYSIS; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL MOISTURE; VERTICALLY INTEGRATED WATER VAPOR; WATER VAPOR BAND;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646438835     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3123.1     Document Type: Article

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