The diurnal cycle of convection and atmospheric tides in an aquaplanet GCM

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 2559-2573

  Woolnough, S J ^a   Slingo, J M ^a   Hoskins, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; DENSITY OF GASES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

DIURNAL CYCLE; LONGWAVE HEATING; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

TIDES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE;

EID: 10244221086     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3290.1     Document Type: Article

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