A simple model of nonlinear hadley circulation with an ITCZ: Analytic and numerical solutions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1241-1261

  Fang, Ming ^a   Tung, Ka Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; HADLEY CIRCULATION; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; ITCZ; MODEL; THERMAL FORCING;

EID: 0030452193     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1241:ASMONH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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