Variability of tropical diurnal sea surface temperature

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 334-352

  Clayson, Carol Anne ^a   Weitlich, Derrick ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICS;

INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECT; SEASONAL SHORTWAVE VARIABILITY; TROPICAL DIURNAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GLOBAL WARMING;

DIURNAL VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 33846921787     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3999.1     Document Type: Article

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