Low-level jets and their effects on the South American summer climate as simulated by the NCEP Eta Model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 297-311

  Vernekar, Anandu D ^a   Kirtman, Ben P ^b   Fennessy, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DIURNAL VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET STREAM; SUMMER;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0141676085     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0297:LLJATE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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