On the simulation of the quasi-biennial oscillation in the community atmosphere model, version 5

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3045-3062

  Richter, Jadwiga H ^a   Solomon, Abraham ^b   Bacmeister, Julio T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); TROPICS;

COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; PROMINENT FEATURES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; ROSSBY-GRAVITY WAVE; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERE; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EASTERLY WAVE; GRAVITY WAVE; KELVIN WAVE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RESOLUTION; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; WESTERLY; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 84898775723     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021122     Document Type: Article

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