Daily covariations in near-surface relative humidity and temperature over the ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Pfahl, S ^a   Niedermann, N ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SUN; TROPICS; WATER VAPOR;

ANTICORRELATION; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; CO-VARIATIONS; COLD AIR; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DATA SETS; DYNAMICAL EFFECTS; FUTURE CLIMATE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; MERIDIONAL TRANSPORT; MIDLATITUDE OCEAN; MIDLATITUDES; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NEAR-SURFACE; OCEAN SURFACES; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TURBULENT MIXING; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER VAPOR FEEDBACKS; WEATHER SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD AIR; DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRAJECTORY; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 80053617513     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015792     Document Type: Article

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