Equatorial stratospheric response to variations in deterministic and stochastic gravity wave parameterizations

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 14, 2004, Pages

  Piani, C ^a   Norton, W A ^a   Stainforth, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravity wave; Parameterization; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STOCHASTICITY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 5444225511     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004656     Document Type: Article

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