Diabatic heating, divergent circulation and moisture transport in the African monsoon system

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 411-425

  Hagos, Samson ^a   Zhang, Chidong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

African monsoon; Diabatic heating; Divergent circulation; Moisture transport

Indexed keywords

DIABATIC HEATING; DRY AIR; DRYING EFFECTS; GULF OF GUINEA; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; MONSOON PRECIPITATION; MONSOON RAINS; MONSOON SYSTEM; RADIATIVE HEATING; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

ADVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN;

HEATING;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DIABATIC PROCESS; HEATING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 77949393662     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.538     Document Type: Article

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