Dynamic stabilization of atmospheric single column models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1004-1021

  Bergman, John W ^a   Sardeshmukh, Prashant D ^a  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEATING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICS; WEATHERING;

PARAMETERIZATION; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PARAMETERIZATION; STABILIZATION;

EID: 0347890119     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1004:DSOASC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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