SST sensitivity of a global ocean-atmosphere coupled system to the parameterization of boundary layer clouds

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 29-36

  Teixeira, João ^a,b   May, Paul ^c   Flatau, Maria ^a   Hogan, Timothy F ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CSC   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer cloud parameterizations; Global models; Ocean atmosphere coupled systems; Sea Surface Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORECASTING; PARAMETERIZATION;

BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; GLOBAL MODELS; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE COUPLED SYSTEMS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; FORECASTING METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATOCUMULUS; STRATUS;

EID: 36148999361     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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