Climatology and changes in tropical oceanic rainfall characteristics inferred from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data (1998-2009)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 17, 2011, Pages

  Lau, K M ^a   Wu, H T ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HEAVY WATER; LAKES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN GAGES; TROPICS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLAUSIUS-CLAPEYRON EQUATIONS; CLOUD SYSTEMS; COLD CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE DYNAMICS; HEAVY RAINS; ICE PHASE; ICE-PHASE PROCESS; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RAIN TYPE; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER; TROPICAL OCEAN; TROPICAL RAIN; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; TROPICAL WATERS; VISIBLE AND INFRARED SCANNERS; WARM POOLS; WATER BALANCE;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TRMM; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 80053077595     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015827     Document Type: Article

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