The seasonal changes of wind fields in the global tropics

Auteur :
MATSUMOTO, J.

Description :
The seasonal variations of global wind field in the tropics mainly at 850 mb and their relation to the cloud distribution revealed from outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) are studied based on 5-day mean data. Seasonal composite maps of wind and OLR fields are constructed and features of these seasons are described.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geographical review of Japan. Series B, issn : 0289-6001, 1990, vol. 63, n°. 2, p. 156-178, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 49 réf.

Date :
1990

Editeur :
Pays édition : Japon, Tokyo, Association of Japanese Geographers