A simple time-dependent model of SST hot spots

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 3978-3992

  Sobel, Adam H ^a   Gildor, Hezi ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346687449     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3978:ASTMOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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