The double-ITCZ syndrome in coupled general circulation models: The role of large-scale vertical circulation regimes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1127-1145

  Bellucci, A ^a   Gualdi, S ^a   Navarra, A ^a  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; COMPOSITING TECHNIQUES; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; COUPLED GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; CRITICAL PARAMETER; DEEP CONVECTION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LAGRANGIAN PRESSURE; MULTI-MODEL; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STAND -ALONE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; UNIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL CIRCULATION; VERTICAL MOTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; RAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 77953682313     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI3002.1     Document Type: Article

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