Characterization of MJO-related upper tropospheric hydrological processes using MLS

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Schwartz, Michael J ^a   Waliser, Duane E ^a   Tian, Baijun ^b   Wu, Dong L ^a   Jiang, Jonathan H ^a   Read, William G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER CONTENT;

CLOUD ICE; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABILITY; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION (MJO); MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER (MLS);

WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; UARS; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 48249138711     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033675     Document Type: Article

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