A simplified model of the Walker circulation with an interactive ocean mixed layer and cloud-radiative feedbacks

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 4216-4234

  Peters, Matthew E ^a   Bretherton, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CLOUD CLIMATE FEEDBACK; OCEAN MIXED LAYER; WALKER CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MIXED LAYER; WALKER CIRCULATION;

EID: 28244459627     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3534.1     Document Type: Article

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