An advection-condensation model for subtropical water vapor isotopic ratios

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Galewsky, Joseph ^a   Hurley, John V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; ISOTOPES; TROPICS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FIRST-ORDER; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; JOINT DISTRIBUTIONS; LONG TERM MONITORING; Q-VALUES; REANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SUBTROPICAL WATER;

WATER VAPOR;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; REACTION KINETICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77956300714     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013651     Document Type: Article

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