Origin of the springtime westerly bias in equatorial Atlantic surface winds in the community Atmosphere Model version 3 (CAM3) simulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 4766-4778

  Chang, Ching Yee ^a   Nigam, Sumant ^a   Carton, James A ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; KETONES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN; TROPICS; WIND;

AMAZON REGIONS; ATLANTIC; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; BOREAL SPRINGS; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODELS; COUPLED MODELS; DIABATIC HEATING; DYNAMICAL CORES; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; SPATIOTEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS; SURFACE WINDS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPRING (SEASON); SURFACE WIND; WESTERLY;

EID: 56349115430     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2138.1     Document Type: Article

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