The dynamics of idealized convection schemes and their effect on the zonally averaged tropical circulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1959-1974

  Frierson, Dargan M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

LARGE SCALE CONDENSATION; MOIST CONVECTIVE ADJUSTMENT; MOIST STABILITY; TROPICAL CIRCULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 34250006969     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3935.1     Document Type: Article

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