A consistent model for the large-scale steady surface atmospheric circulation in the tropics

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2956-2964

  Battisti, David S ^a   Sarachik, E S ^a   Hirst, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

LARGE SCALE STEADY SURFACE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; LINDZEN AND NIGAM BOUNDARY LAYER MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING;

EID: 0033208374     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2956:ACMFTL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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