Hydration of the upper troposphere by tropical cyclones

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Ray, Eric A ^a,b   Rosenlof, Karen H ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDRATION; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; HYDRATION; MIXING RATIO; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34547807743     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008009     Document Type: Article

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