Warm pool physics in a coupled GCM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 219-239

  Schneider, Niklas ^a   Barnett, Tim ^a   Latif, Mojib ^b   Stockdale, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; GCM; HEAT BUDGET; OCEAN/ATMOSPHERE MODELLING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL MIGRATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; VERTICAL HEATING PROFILE; WARM POOL PHYSICS; WARM POOLS;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC;

EID: 0029730995     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<0219:WPPIAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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