Modulation of Atlantic aerosols by the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Tian, Baijun ^a   Waliser, Duane E ^a   Kahn, Ralph A ^b   Wong, Sun ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIOMETERS; RAIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPICS; WIND;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; AEROSOL PRODUCT; AEROSOL VARIABILITY; AQUA SATELLITES; ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN; HORIZONTAL WINDS; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; INTRASEASONAL VARIATIONS; LEAD TIME; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NCEP/NCAR; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES; REANALYSIS; TOTAL VARIANCE; TRADE WINDS; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION SATELLITES; WESTERN PACIFIC; WET SCAVENGING; ZONAL WIND;

RAIN GAGES;

AEROSOL; AQUA (SATELLITE); MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRMM; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84860389429     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015201     Document Type: Article

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