Diurnally modulated cumulus moistening in the preonset stage of the Madden-Julian oscillation during DYNAMO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1622-1647

  Ruppert, James H ^a   Johnson, Richard H ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective clouds; Diabatic heating; Diurnal effects; Madden Julian oscillation; Moisture moisture budget; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLOUDS; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; MOISTURE; SUBSIDENCE;

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; DIABATIC HEATING; DIURNAL EFFECTS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE/MOISTURE BUDGETS; SURFACE FLUX;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; DIABATIC PROCESS; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEATING; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; TROPOSPHERE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84923100216     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0218.1     Document Type: Article

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