A model for scale interaction in the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2524-2536

  Wang, Bin ^a   Liu, Fei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

General circulation models; Madden Julian oscillation

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION SYSTEMS; CLOUD AMOUNT; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; EQUATORIAL WAVES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KELVIN WAVES; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MULTISCALES; PHYSICAL ELEMENTS; PROPAGATION SPEED; QUADRUPOLES; ROSSBY WAVE; SCALE INTERACTIONS; STATIONARY MODES; SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS; SYNOPTIC-SCALE SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL MODELS; THEORETICAL RESULT; UNSTABLE MODES; VORTEX STRUCTURES; WAVE MOTIONS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE MODELS; COASTAL ZONES; DYNAMICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW;

HEATING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY LAYER; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFORM CLOUD; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EID: 81555213059     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3660.1     Document Type: Article

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