Improved predictability of stratospheric sudden warming events in an atmospheric general circulation model with enhanced stratospheric resolution

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Marshall, Andrew G ^a,b   Scaife, Adam A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CLIMATE; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTION; IMPROVED PREDICTABILITY; LEADTIME; MODEL DOMAINS; SEASONAL FORECASTING; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS; TIME-SCALES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; FORECASTING METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SEASONALITY; STRATOSPHERE; TIMESCALE;

EUROPE;

EID: 77956318642     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012643     Document Type: Article

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