MM5 modeling of the Madden-Julian oscillation in the Indian and West Pacific Oceans: Implication of 30-70-day boundary effects on MJO development

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1338-1351

  Gustafson Jr , William I ^a   Weare, Bryan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; OSCILLATIONS; RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

MOIST STATIC ENERGY (MST); ZONAL WIND;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MODELING; WIND PROFILE;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 1842739473     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1338:MMOTMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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