Exploring the land-ocean contrast in convective vigor using Islands

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 602-618

  Robinson, F J ^a   Sherwood, S C ^b   Gerstle, D ^a   Liu, C ^c   Kirshbaum, D J ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental forcing; Convection; Heating; Mesoscale processes; Microwave observations; Trends

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL FORCING; CONVECTION; MESOSCALE PROCESS; MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS; TRENDS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; ICE; MICROWAVES; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SPACE SHUTTLES; STORMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

LANDFORMS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; HUMIDITY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MESOSCALE MOTION; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; RAINFALL; STORM;

EID: 79953219779     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3558.1     Document Type: Article

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