Large-scale circulation features in the tropical western Pacific and their representation in climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Smith, Ian N ^a   Moise, Aurel F ^a   Colman, Robert A ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELS; RAIN; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; GLOBAL CIRCULATION; GLOBAL SCALE; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; LOW-LEVEL WINDS; MONSOON SEASON; MONSOON WINDS; SEASONAL WIND; TEMPERATURE CONTRAST; TROPICAL WESTERN PACIFIC; WESTERN PACIFIC;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE MODELING; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84857747276     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016667     Document Type: Article

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