A model study of zonal forcing in the equatorial stratosphere by convectively induced gravity waves

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 408-419

  Alexander, M J ^a   Holton, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; OSCILLATIONS; SHEAR FLOW; TROPICS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND EFFECTS;

EQUATORIAL STRATOSPHERE; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SCALE DEPENDENT VERTICAL DIFFUSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; ZONAL FORCING;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

GRAVITY WAVE; MODELING; SQUALL LINE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSCALE; QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SQUALL LINE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICS; WAVE PROPAGATION; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0031064982     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0408:AMSOZF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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