The general circulation and robust relative humidity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 6278-6290

  Sherwood, Steven C ^a   Meyer, C L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; GLOBAL WARMING; RAIN; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLOUD WATER REEVAPORATION; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; FREE-TROPOSPHERIC RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RADIATIVE PERTURBATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845662910     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3979.1     Document Type: Article

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