Variability in the characteristics of precipitation systems in the tropical Pacific. Part II: Implications for atmospheric heating

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1388-1406

  L'Ecuyer, Tristan S ^a   Masunaga, Hirohiko ^a   Kummerow, Christian D ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEATING; OPTICAL SENSORS; RADAR IMAGING; RAIN; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC HEATING; MICROWAVE IMAGER; RADIATIVE HEATING; VISIBLE AND INFRARED SCANNER;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33646809014     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3698.1     Document Type: Article

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