The sensitivity of intraseasonal variability in the NCAR CCM3 to changes in convective parameterization

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2015-2034

  Maloney, E D ^a   Hartmann, D L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WIND;

INTERSEASONAL VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0035324964     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<2015:TSOIVI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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