Diurnal cycle of the Intertropical Convergence Zone in the east Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Bain, C L ^a,b   Magnusdottir, G ^a   Smyth, P ^c   Stern, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Irvine   (United States)

^d Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; COLD CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DATA SETS; DIURNAL CYCLE; EAST PACIFIC; EASTERN PACIFIC; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MEAN TEMPERATURE; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL CHANGES; STATISTICAL MODELS;

CLOUDS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; CONVECTION; DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; EL NINO; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LA NINA; SATELLITE DATA; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; DECOMPOSITION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 78649962550     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014835     Document Type: Article

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