Stochastic subgrid parameterizations for simulations of atmospheric baroclinic flows

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2844-2858

  Zidikheri, Meelis J ^a   Frederiksen, Jorgen S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC FLOWS; DIAGONAL ELEMENTS; ENERGY SPECTRA; LOWER RESOLUTION; MEMORY EFFECTS; OFF-DIAGONAL ELEMENTS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC; SUB-GRIDS; SUBGRID MODELING; SUBGRID SCALE; TURBULENT EDDY; TWO-LEVEL MODELS; WAVE NUMBERS;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; LINEAR ALGEBRA; SPECTROSCOPY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 73549089938     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3036.1     Document Type: Article

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