Effect of SST distribution and radiative feedbacks on the simulation of intraseasonal variability in an aquaplanet GCM

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-210

  Landu, Kiranmayi ^a   Maloney, Eric D ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 79960136545     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2011-302     Document Type: Article

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