WRF simulations of convectively generated gravity waves in opposite QBO phases

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Evan, S ^a,b   Alexander, M Joan ^c   Dudhia, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONVECTIVELY GENERATED GRAVITY WAVES; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES; LARGE PARTS; MODEL DOMAINS; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; REANALYSIS; TROPICAL PRECIPITATION; VERTICAL RESOLUTION; WAVE FORCING; WAVE SPECTRA; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; ZONAL MEANS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; GRAVITY WAVE; INERTIA; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVE FORCE; WAVE SPECTRUM; WEATHER FORECASTING; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84863477387     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017302     Document Type: Article

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