Primitive-equation-based low-order models with seasonal cycle. Part II: Application to complexity and nonlinearity of large-scale atmosphere dynamics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 478-490

  Achatz, Ulrich ^a   Opsteegh, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); STATISTICAL METHODS;

SEASONAL CYCLE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0042823431     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0478:PEBLOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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