Parameterization of the inertial gravity waves and generation of the quasi-biennial oscillation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Xue, X H ^a   Liu, H L ^b   Dou, X K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

ACCELERATION RATES; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODELS; CORIOLIS EFFECT; CRITICAL LEVEL; CURRENT MODELS; EQUATORIAL WINDS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES; INERTIAL GRAVITY WAVE; LINEAR SATURATION; PARAMETERIZATION SCHEMES; PARAMETERIZED; PARAMETRIC DEPENDENCE; PHASE PROGRESSIONS; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WAVE SPECTRA; WAVEBREAKING; ZONAL-MEAN ZONAL WINDS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CORIOLIS FORCE; EQUATORIAL WAVE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY FIELD; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SATURATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WAVE SPECTRUM; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84859143918     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016778     Document Type: Article

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