Convectively coupled equatorial waves simulated on an aquaplanet in a global nonhydrostatic experiment

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1246-1265

  Nasuno, Tomoe ^a   Tomita, Hirofumi ^a   Iga, Shinichi ^a   Miura, Hiroaki ^a   Satoh, Masaki ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUA PLANET; ATMOSPHERIC MODELLING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DYNAMICAL STRUCTURES; EQUATORIAL WAVES; NONHYDROSTATIC; PROPAGATING DISTURBANCES; TIGHTLY COUPLED;

EXPERIMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DISTURBANCE; EASTERLY WAVE; EQUATORIAL WAVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVITY WAVE; KELVIN WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MOISTURE FLUX; PHASE VELOCITY; PRESSURE FIELD; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 45849153130     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2395.1     Document Type: Article

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