Gravity waves from fronts: Parameterization and middle atmosphere response in a general circulation model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 923-941

  Charron, Martin ^a   Manzini, Elisa ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; ISOTHERMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND;

FLOW DEFORMATION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

FRONTOGENESIS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; PARAMETERIZATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0036322066     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0923:GWFFPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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