A simple GCM based on dry dynamics and constant forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1557-1572

  Hall, Nicholas M J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TROPICS;

CONSTANT FORCING; DRY DYNAMICS; GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

EID: 0034192933     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<1557:ASGBOD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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