Meridional momentum flux and superrotation in the multiscale IPESD MJO model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1636-1651

  Biello, Joseph A ^a   Majda, Andrew J ^b   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; HEAT CONVECTION; WIND EFFECTS;

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MERIDIONAL MOMENTUM FLUX; PLANETARY-SCALE MEAN HEATING; SYNOPTIC-SCALE HEATING FLUCTUATIONS;

TROPOSPHERE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; HEAT CONVECTION; TROPOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; TROPOSPHERE; VELOCITY PROFILE; WESTERLY;

EID: 34250000037     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3908.1     Document Type: Article

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