The impact of vertical resolution on regional model simulation of the west African summer monsoon

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1293-1314

  Druyan, Leonard M ^a,b   Fulakeza, Matthew ^a,b   Lonergan, Patrick ^a,b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

African easterly waves; Regional climate model; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; HEATING; HEATING RATE; RAIN; RAIN GAGES;

AFRICAN EASTERLY WAVES; DEE P CONVECTION; LATERAL BOUNDARIES; MERIDIONAL WINDS; NCEP REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; REGIONAL MODELING; SEASONAL MEAN PRECIPITATION; SUMMER MONSOONS; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASUREMENT MISSION; VERTICAL PROFILING; VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CLIMATE MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; MONSOON; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SUMMER;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 49549093783     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1636     Document Type: Article

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