A three-dimensional dynamic vorticity vector associated with tropical oceanic convection

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Gao, Shouting ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; RAIN; VORTICITY;

CLOUD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; OCEANIC CONVECTION; VECTOR; VORTICITY;

EID: 36349036532     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008247     Document Type: Article

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