Breakdown and reformation of the intertropical convergence zone in a moist atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1247-1260

  Wang, Chia Chi ^a   Chou, Chia ^b   Lee, Wei Liang ^c  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC COOLING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION MODEL; CIRCULATION MODELS; EASTERLY WAVE; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; EASTERN PACIFIC; ENERGY SOURCE; FLOW INDUCED; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LIFE SPAN; MODEL DESIGN; MOIST ATMOSPHERE; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM; SURFACE EVAPORATION; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE WIND SPEED; SURFACE WINDS; TIME-SCALES;

CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPORATION; WIND EFFECTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CIRCULATION MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EASTERLY WAVE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77953336379     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3164.1     Document Type: Article

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