Preliminary Estimation of Moisture Exchange in Rongbuk Valley on the Northern Slope of Mt. Qomolangma

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Shu Po, Ma ^a   Li Bo, Zhou ^a   Han, Zou ^a,b   Chong Ping, Ji ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Beijing Meteorological Observatory   (China)

Author keywords

moisture exchange; Mt. Qomolangma; the Himalayas; the South Asian summer monsoon

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MONSOON; RADIATIVE FORCING; SUMMER; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

CHINA; RONGBUK VALLEY; XIZANG;

EID: 84995280712     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2009.11446774     Document Type: Article

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