Moistening processes in the upper troposphere by deep convection: A case study over the tropical Indian Ocean

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 959-965

  Chung, E S ^a   Sohn, Byung Ju ^a   Ramanathan, V ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTION; HUMIDITY; TROPOSPHERE;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 4344598886     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2004.959     Document Type: Article

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