Effects of zonal perturbations of sea surface temperature on tropical equilibrium states: A cloud-resolving modeling study

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-419

  Cui, Xiaopeng ^a   Gao, Shouting ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cloud resolving modeling study; Sea surface temperature; Tropical equilibrium states; Zonal perturbation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUDGET CONTROL; OCEANOGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODELING STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; MODELLING STUDIES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TROPICAL EQUILIBRIUM STATE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ZONAL PERTURBATION;

SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42549106903     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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