Eddy viscosity and stochastic backscatter parameterizations on the sphere for atmospheric circulation models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2475-2492

  Frederiksen, Rgen S ^a   Davies, Antony G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CIRCULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BACKSCATTER; EDDY VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031395074     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2475:EVASBP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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