Extended Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model: Zonal-mean climatology and physical parameterizations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages

  Fomichev, V I ^a   Ward, W E ^b   Beagley, S R ^a   McLandress, C ^c   McConnell, J C ^a   McFarlane, N A ^d   Shepherd, T G ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy budget; General circulation model; Mesosphere and lower thermosphere; Middle atmospheric; Parameterizations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ENERGETICS; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0003196532     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000479     Document Type: Article

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