Effects of cloud-radiative heating on atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) simulations of convectively coupled equatorial waves

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Lin, Jia Lin ^a,b   Kim, Daehyun ^c   Lee, Myong In ^d   Kang, In Sik ^c  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; GRAVITY WAVES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIATION FLUX DENSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; EQUATORIAL WAVE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 49249097602     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008291     Document Type: Article

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