Toward an ultra-simple spectral gravity wave parameterization for general circulation models

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 475-484

  Warner, Christopher D ^b   McIntyre, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0033390385     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353209     Document Type: Article

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