The feedback of midlatitude waves onto the Hadley cell in a simple general circulation model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 182-199

  Becker, E ^a   Schmitz, R ^a   Geprags G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GCM; HADLEY CELL; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0030712386     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v49i2.14464     Document Type: Article

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