Characteristics Associated with the Madden-Julian oscillation at Manus Island

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3342-3356

  Deng, Liping ^a   Mcfarlane, Sally A ^a   Flaherty, Julia E ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COLUMNS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; INTRASEASONAL DISTURBANCES; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOR; TROPICAL WESTERN PACIFIC; TWO-PHASE STRUCTURES; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

PHASE STRUCTURE;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD COVER; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NOAA SATELLITE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; WATER VAPOR; WESTERLY;

ADMIRALTY ISLANDS; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; MANUS; MANUS ISLAND; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84878151547     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00312.1     Document Type: Article

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