The dependence of ITCZ structure on model resolution and dynamical core in aquaplanet simulations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2375-2385

  Landu, Kiranmayi ^a   Leung, L Ruby ^a   Hagos, Samson ^a   Vinoj, V ^a   Rauscher, Sara A ^b   Ringler, Todd ^b   Taylor, Mark ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric; Climate models; Feedback; Intertropical convergence zone; Waves

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE MODELS; FEEDBACK; OCEANOGRAPHY; WAVES;

COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGIES; HIGH-ORDER METHODS; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; LATENT HEAT RELEASE; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMIDITY; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84896075417     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00269.1     Document Type: Article

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