The cloud population and onset of the Madden-Julian Oscillation over the Indian Ocean during DYNAMO-AMIE

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 11,979-11,995

  Powell, Scott W ^a   Houze Jr , Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AMIE; convection over Indian Ocean; discharge recharge; DYNAMO; Madden Julian Oscillation; tropical convection

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; RADAR; TROPOSPHERE;

AMIE; DISCHARGE-RECHARGE; INDIAN OCEAN; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONTOUR MAP; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATIFORM CLOUD; ZONAL WIND;

INDIAN OCEAN; MALDIVES;

EID: 84889847973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020421     Document Type: Article

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