Simulation of the k(-5/3) mesoscale spectral regime in the GFDL SKYHI general circulation model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 843-846

  Koshyk, John N ^a   Hamilton, Kevin ^b,c   Mahlman, J D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; WIND; KINETICS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY; MESOSCALE SPECTRAL REGIME;

TROPOSPHERE; KINETIC ENERGY;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KINETIC ENERGY; TROPOSPHERE;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORIES; HORIZONTAL DIFFUSIONS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; KINETIC ENERGY SPECTRA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DIFFUSION;

EID: 0033117731     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900128     Document Type: Article

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