Convective Activity and Moisture Variation During Field Experiment MISMO in the Equatorial Indian Ocean

Journal of Disaster Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-77

  Yoneyama, Kunio ^a   Takayabu, Yukari N ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Indian Ocean; Madden Julian Oscillation; MISMO; research vessel Mirai

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SHIPS;

CONVECTION ONSETS; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN; FIELD EXPERIMENT; INDIAN OCEAN; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MISMO; MOISTURE VARIATION; RESEARCH VESSEL MIRAI; RESEARCH VESSELS;

DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 85123051274     PISSN: 18812473     EISSN: 18838030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0069     Document Type: Review

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