The effects of explicit versus parameterized convection on the MJO in a large-domain high-resolution tropical case study. Part I: Characterization of large-scale organization and propagation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1342-1369

  Holloway, Christopher E ^a   Woolnough, Steven J ^a   Lister, Grenville M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION SIMULATIONS; CONVECTIVE HEATING; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE-CONVECTION FEEDBACK; TEMPERATURE VARIANCE;

KINETICS; MIXING; PARAMETERIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; KINETIC ENERGY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84876888276     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0227.1     Document Type: Article

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