Large differences in reanalyses of diabatic heating in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 9565-9576

  Wright, J S ^a   Fueglistaler, S ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT BUDGET; HEATING; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84884738171     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9565-2013     Document Type: Article

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