The development of organized convection associated with the MJO during TOGA COARE IOP: Trimodal characteristics

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Kikuchi, Kazuyoshi ^a   Takayabu, Yukari N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; HEAT CONVECTION; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTENING; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; TOGA-COARE;

EID: 4143063583     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019601     Document Type: Article

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