Erratum to: Dry layers in the tropical troposphere observed during CONTRAST and global behavior from GFS analyses (Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, (2016) 121, 23 (14,142-14,158), 10.1002/2016JD025841);Dry layers in the tropical troposphere observed during CONTRAST and global behavior from GFS analyses

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 23, 2016, Pages 14,142-14,158

  Randel, William J ^a   Rivoire, Louis ^b   Pan, Laura L ^a   Honomichl, Shawn B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; JET; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TROPICAL REGION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 85006153454     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD025841     Document Type: Erratum

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