Atmospheric water balance over oceanic regions as estimated from satellite, merged, and reanalysis data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3495-3505

  Park, Hyo Jin ^a   Shin, Dong Bin ^a   Yoo, Jung Moon ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER BALANCE; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOUTH PACIFIC CONVERGENCE ZONES; VARIABILITY PATTERNS; WATER BUDGET COMPONENTS;

SATELLITES;

CLIMATE VARIATION; CONVERGENCE; DATA SET; EVAPORATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84881099804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.504142013     Document Type: Article

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