Constraints on a non-orographic gravity wave drag parameterization using a gravity wave resolving general circulation model

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Watanabe, Shingo ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 66949160122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13496476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2008-016     Document Type: Article

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