A spontaneously generated tropical atmospheric general circulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2080-2093

  Kirtman, B P ^a   Schneider, E K ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (AGCM); INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ);

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0034233892     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2080:ASGTAG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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