A low-level circulation in the tropics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1019-1034

  Folkins, Ian ^a   Fueglistaler, S ^b   Lesins, G ^a   Mitovski, T ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

DEEP CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION; MEAN DYNAMICAL DIVERGENCE; RADIATIVE MASS FLUX;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLEAR SKY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; RADIOSONDE; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 43149108400     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2463.1     Document Type: Article

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