Middle atmosphere dynamics with gravity wave interactions in the numerical spectral model: Zonal-mean variations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 807-828

  Mayr, H G ^a   Mengel, J G ^b   Chan, K L ^c   Huang, F T ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity wave interactions; Intra seasonal oscillations (ISO); Middle atmosphere dynamics; Quasi biennial oscillation (QBO); Solar cycle effects; Theoretical modeling

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL LEVEL; DOPPLER SPREAD PARAMETERIZATION; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS; MODELING STUDIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SPECTRAL MODELS; PLANETARY WAVES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SCALE GRAVITY; SOLAR-CYCLE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THEORETICAL MODELING; WAVE INTERACTIONS;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVES;

TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 77953686223     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.03.018     Document Type: Review

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