Momentum flux spectrum of convectively forced internal gravity waves and its application to gravity wave drag parameterization. Part II: Impacts in a GCM (WACCM)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2286-2308

  Song, In Sun ^a   Chun, Hye Yeong ^a   Garcia, Rolando R ^b   Boville, Byron A ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; DRAG; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MOMENTUM; WIND EFFECTS;

CUMULUS CONVECTION; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATION; WAVE FORCING; ZONAL WIND;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; DRAG; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAVITY WAVES; MOMENTUM; WIND EFFECTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL WAVE; MESOSPHERE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE FORCE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 34547765293     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3954.1     Document Type: Article

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