Implementation of a non-hydrostatic, adaptive-grid dynamics core in CAM3. Part II: Dynamical influences on ITCZ behavior and tropical precipitation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 811-822

  Abiodun, Babatunde J ^a,b   Gutowski Jr , William Joseph ^a   Prusa, Joseph M ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c Teraflux Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Grid adaptation; Intertropical convergence zone; Mid latitude eddies; Non hydrostatic global model; Tropical precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROCLINIC MODE; CLIMATE MODELING; EDDY; EQUATORIAL WAVE; HADLEY CELL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 54949088648     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0382-x     Document Type: Article

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