Moisture modes and the eastward propagation of the MJO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-192

  Sobel, Adam ^a,b   Maloney, Eric ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTWARD PROPAGATION; HORIZONTAL DIFFUSIONS; INTRA-SEASONAL; LOW-LEVEL WINDS; MOIST STATIC ENERGY; MOISTURE GRADIENT; UNSTABLE MODES; WIND PERTURBATIONS;

EVAPORATION; FEEDBACK; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY;

EID: 84874963147     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0189.1     Document Type: Article

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