A gravity-wave induced quasi-biennial oscillation in a three-demensional mechanistic model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 127, Issue 576, 2001, Pages 2005-2021

  Lawrence, B N ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Momentum flux; Semi annual oscillation; Stratosphere; Upper boundary conditions

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; OSCILLATIONS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MECHANISTIC MODELS; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATIONS (QBO); SEMI-ANNUAL OSCILLATIONS (SAO);

GRAVITY WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 0035387219     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57607     Document Type: Article

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