The tropical Atlantic surface wind divergence belt and its effect on clouds

A well-defined surface wind divergence (SWD) belt with distinct cloud properties forms over the equatorial Atlantic during the boreal summer months. This belt separates the deep convective clouds of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) from the shallow marine stratocumulus cloud decks forming o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Y. Tubul, I. Koren, O. Altaratz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/6/781/2015/esd-6-781-2015.pdf