Moist thermodynamics of the Madden-Julian oscillation in a cloud-resolving simulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 5571-5583

  Hagos, Samson ^a   Leung, L Ruby ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud resolving models; Convection; Convergence divergence; Madden Julian oscillation; Moisture moisture budget; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC TIME; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD TYPES; CLOUD-RESOLVING SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE; DAMPING EFFECT; DEEP CONVECTION; EFFECTIVE TIME; INACTIVE PHASE; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MIDTROPOSPHERE; MOISTURE CONVERGENCE; PARAMETERIZATIONS; TEMPERATURE SIGNAL; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS; TIME-SCALES; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

BUDGET CONTROL; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME MEASUREMENT; TROPOSPHERE;

MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; CUMULUS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 80755182261     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4212.1     Document Type: Article

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