The role of tilted heating in the evolution of the MJO

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2966-2989

  Lappen, Cara Lyn ^a   Schumacher, Courtney ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CAM4; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEATING DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY PROJECTS; MJO; TILT; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION PRECIPITATION RADARS;

HEATING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEATING; KELVIN WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); ROSSBY WAVE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 84898816693     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020638     Document Type: Article

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