Role of surface evaporation in surface rainfall processes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Cui, Xiaopeng ^a   Li, Xiaofan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 33847035519     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006876     Document Type: Article

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