Implementation of a gravity wave source spectrum parameterization dependent on the properties of convection in the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM)

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Beres, Jadwiga H ^a   Garcia, Rolando R ^a   Boville, Byron A ^a   Sassi, Fabrizio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 21444447679     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005504     Document Type: Article

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