Formation mechanism of the simulated SPCZ and baiu front using a regional climate model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2612-2632

  Yoshikane, Takao ^a   Kimura, Fujio ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

FORMATION MECHANISM;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; FORMATION MECHANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINBAND; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0344287161     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2612:FMOTSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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