Variability of the South Atlantic convergence zone simulated by an atmospheric general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 745-763

  Barreiro, Marcelo ^a   Chang, Ping ^a   Saravanan, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; WIND EFFECTS;

DIPOLELIKE STRUCTURES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 0036540720     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<0745:VOTSAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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