Multiscale interactions in an idealized walker circulation: Mean circulation and intraseasonal variability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 953-971

  Slawinska, Joanna ^a   Pauluis, Olivier ^a   Majda, Andrew J ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; LOW-FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS; MULTISCALE INTERACTIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SYNOPTIC-SCALE SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WALKER CIRCULATION;

EID: 84896793832     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-018.1     Document Type: Article

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