Quantification of the gravity wave forcing of the migrating diurnal tide in a gravity wave-resolving general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Watanabe, Shingo ^a   Miyahara, Saburo ^b  

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

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION; MAXIMAL VALUES; MEAN-WINDS; MIGRATING DIURNAL TIDE; OUT OF PHASE; PHASE RELATIONSHIPS; RAYLEIGH; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDAL WINDS; VERTICAL SHEAR; ZONAL WIND;

WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DISSIPATION; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOSPHERE; WAVE FORCE; WAVELENGTH; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 67649128743     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011218     Document Type: Article

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