Maintenance of the stratospheric structure in an idealized general circulation model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3341-3358

  Jucker, M ^a   Fueglistaler, S ^a   Vallis, G K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric; Dynamics; Orographic effects; Primitive equations model; Stratospheric circulation; Tropical variability; Waves

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS MODELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; STRATOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL VARIABILITY;

ATMOSPHERICS; DYNAMICS; MAINTENANCE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVES;

TROPICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EQUATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDING WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84888019001     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0305.1     Document Type: Article

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