The GCM response to current parameterizations of nonorographic gravity wave drag

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 II, 2005, Pages 2394-2413

  McLandress, Charles ^a   Scinocca, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (GCM); NONLINEAR DISSIPATION MECHANISM; NONOROGRAPHIC GRAVITY WAVE DRAG;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 27344433118     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3483.1     Document Type: Article

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