Influence of the kuroshio in the east China sea on the early summer (Baiu) rain

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6627-6645

  Sasaki, Yoshi N ^a   Minobe, S ^a   Asai, T ^a   Inatsu, M ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Boundary currents; Convective scale processes; Marine boundary layer; Nonhydrostatic models; Water budget

Indexed keywords

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; BOUNDARY CURRENTS; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESSES; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; WATER BUDGET;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RAIN;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DIABATIC PROCESS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINBAND; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER; WATER BUDGET; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND VELOCITY;

EAST CHINA SEA; KUROSHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84867669762     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00727.1     Document Type: Article

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