The Development and Initial Tests of an Atmospheric Model Based on a Vertical Coordinate with a Smooth Transition from Terrain Following to Isentropic Coordinates

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-299

  Johnson, D R ^a   Yuan, Zhuojian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid model; Isentropic study

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742603919     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-998-0001-0     Document Type: Article

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