Stratospheric temperature anomalies and mountain waves: A three-dimensional simulation using a multi-scale weather prediction model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3329-3332

  Leutbecher, Martin ^a   Volkert, Hans ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

GRID NESTING FACILITIES; MOUNTAIN WAVES; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MOUNTAINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WAVES; WEATHER SIMULATION;

3D MODEL; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; MOUNTAIN WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE MOTION;

SCANDINAVIA;

INTERACTIVE GRIDS; ISENTROPIC SURFACES; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION; WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL;

EID: 0030285848     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03240     Document Type: Article

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