Microphysical characteristics of MJO convection over the Indian Ocean during DYNAMO

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2543-2554

  Rowe, Angela K ^a   Houze, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; PHYSICS; POLARIMETERS; RADAR; RAIN; STORMS;

FIELD EXPERIMENT; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MAXIMUM COVERAGE; MELTING LEVELS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MICROPHYSICS; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

AGGREGATES;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84898482371     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020799     Document Type: Article

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