Role of sea surface temperature and wind convergence in regulating convection over the tropical Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 14, 2012, Pages

  Meenu, S ^a   Parameswaran, K ^a   Rajeev, K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; TROPOSPHERE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIAN SUMMER MONSOONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WINDS; BAY OF BENGAL; MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; OCEANIC REGIONS; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER MONSOON; SURFACE WIND CONVERGENCE; TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN; TROPICAL OCEAN; VERTICAL WIND;

CLOUDS;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLOUD COVER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND PROFILE;

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84864621473     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016947     Document Type: Article

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