Analysis of atmospheric energy transport in ERA-40 and implications for simple models of the mean tropical circulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 5229-5241

  Peters, Matthew E ^a   Kuang, Zhiming ^a   Walker, Christopher C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BUDGET CONTROL; CURING; KETONES; MOISTURE; RHENIUM; TROPICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC ENERGIES; CONVERGENCE ZONES; EASTERN PACIFIC; EDDY ACTIVITIES; ENERGY BUDGETS; ENERGY EXPORTS; INDIAN OCEANS; MOISTURE DIFFUSIONS; OCEANIC REGIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SIMPLE MODELS; SPATIAL SCALES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TOTAL ENERGIES; TROPICAL CIRCULATIONS; VERTICAL ADVECTIONS; VERTICAL PROFILES; VERTICAL VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EDDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY FLUX; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 56349130712     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2073.1     Document Type: Article

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