A new multiscale model for the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1694-1721

  Biello, Joseph A ^a   Majda, Andrew J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TROPICS; VORTEX FLOW;

CONVECTIVE ENVELOPE; EQUATORIAL SYNOPTIC SCALE CIRCULATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION (MJO); MULTISCALE MODEL; TROPICAL INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATION; WAVE TRAINS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MODELING;

DRYAS IULIA;

EID: 22144463966     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3455.1     Document Type: Article

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