The vertical resolution sensitivity of simulated equilibrium temperature and water-vapour profiles

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 565, 2000, Pages 1219-1238

  Tompkins, Adrian M ^a   Emanuel, Kerry A ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection Parametrization; Radiative convective equilibrium

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; PARAMETERIZATION; RESOLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034130313     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656502     Document Type: Article

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