Different data, different general circulations? A comparison of selected fields in NCEP/DOE AMIP-II and ECMWF ERA-40 reanalyses

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 108-142

  Grotjahn, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ERA 40; Large scale seasonal climatology; NCEP reanalysis; Observed atmospheric circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; JETS; LATENT HEAT; MOISTURE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DATA SET; HADLEY CELL; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; JET STREAM; KINETIC ENERGY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE ENERGY; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 41049112274     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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