The dependence on convection parameterization of the tropical intraseasonal oscillation simulated by the UIUC 11-layer atmospheric GCM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages 1423-1457

  Wang, Wanqiu ^a,b,c   Schlesinger, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Natl Centers Environ Prediction   (United States)

^c GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; TROPICS; WIND;

CONVECTION PARAMETERIZATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TROPICAL INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATION;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CONVECTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032851937     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<1423:tdocpo>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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