Relationships between water vapor path and precipitation over the tropical oceans
The relationship between water vapor path W and surface precipitation rate P over tropical
oceanic regions is analyzed using 4 yr of gridded daily SSM/I satellite microwave radiometer …
oceanic regions is analyzed using 4 yr of gridded daily SSM/I satellite microwave radiometer …
[HTML][HTML] The weak temperature gradient approximation and balanced tropical moisture waves
Horizontal temperature gradients are small in the tropical atmosphere, as a consequence of
the smallness of the Coriolis parameter near the equator. This provides a strong constraint …
the smallness of the Coriolis parameter near the equator. This provides a strong constraint …
[HTML][HTML] Trimodal characteristics of tropical convection
Trimodal Characteristics of Tropical Convection in: Journal of Climate Volume 12 Issue 8 (1999)
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[HTML][HTML] Organization of tropical convection in low vertical wind shears: The role of cold pools
AM Tompkins - Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
Organization of Tropical Convection in Low Vertical Wind Shears: The Role of Cold Pools in:
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 58 Issue 13 (2001) Jump to Content Jump to Main …
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Organization of tropical convection in low vertical wind shears: The role of water vapor
AM Tompkins - Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
A modeling study is conducted to gain insight into the factors that control the intensity and
organization of tropical convection, and in particular to examine if organization occurs in the …
organization of tropical convection, and in particular to examine if organization occurs in the …
The transition to strong convection
Recent work has shown that observations of tropical precipitation conform to properties
associated with critical phenomena in other systems. Here some of these universal …
associated with critical phenomena in other systems. Here some of these universal …
Variability of midtropospheric moisture and its effect on cloud-top height distribution during TOGA COARE
RG Brown, C Zhang - Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 1997 - journals.ametsoc.org
The tropical western Pacific warm pool is often generalized to be a region of heavy
precipitation. This conceptis useful in constructing simplified models of the tropical …
precipitation. This conceptis useful in constructing simplified models of the tropical …
The onset of convection in the Madden–Julian oscillation
SR Kemball-Cook, BC Weare - Journal of climate, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
An observational study of the onset of convection in the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO)
was performed. Composites of radiosonde data from the Comprehensive Aerological …
was performed. Composites of radiosonde data from the Comprehensive Aerological …
Deep convection and column water vapor over tropical land versus tropical ocean: A comparison between the Amazon and the tropical western Pacific
The relationships between the onset of tropical deep convection, column water vapor
(CWV), and other measures of conditional instability are analyzed with 2 yr of data from the …
(CWV), and other measures of conditional instability are analyzed with 2 yr of data from the …
Convection in TOGA COARE: Horizontal scale, morphology, and rainfall production
The occurrence frequency and rainfall production of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs)
relative to smaller groups of convective clouds over the tropical oceans is not well known …
relative to smaller groups of convective clouds over the tropical oceans is not well known …