Atmospheric local energetics and energy interactions between mean and eddy fields. Part II: An example for the last glacial maximum climate

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 533-552

  Murakami, Shigenori ^a   Ohgaito, Rumi ^b   Abe Ouchi, Ayako ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coupled models; Eddies; General circulation models; Glaciation; Glaciers; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

COUPLED MODELS; EDDIES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATES;

GLACIERS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; EDDY; ENERGY BUDGET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLACIATION; GLACIER; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79955043504     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3583.1     Document Type: Article

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