Representation of subgrid-scale orographic effects in a general circulation model. Part I: Impact on the dynamics of simulated January climate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2698-2717

  Kim, Young Joon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVELOPE OROGRAPHY; GCM; GRAVITY WAVE; JANUARY CLIMATE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE DRAG;

EID: 0030417252     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2698:ROSSOE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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