On the role of clouds and moisture in tropical waves: A two-dimensional model study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2140-2155

  Zurovac Jevtić, Danče ^a,b,c   Bony, Sandrine ^d   Emanuel, Kerry ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Guy Carpenter and Company AB   (Sweden)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WIND;

ADVECTIVE DISTURBANCES; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS; SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGE MECHANISM;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33747880337     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3738.1     Document Type: Article

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