The dynamic range of poleward energy transport in an atmospheric general circulation model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Caballero, Rodrigo ^a   Langen, Peter L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (GCM); GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE REGIME; POLEWARD ENERGY TRANSPORT;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; HEAT FLOW; POLAR REGION;

EID: 16344370113     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021581     Document Type: Article

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