A convection-based gravity wave parameterization in a general circulation model: Implementation and improvements on the QBO

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 264-279

  Schirber, Sebastian ^a   Manzini, Elisa ^a   Alexander, M Joan ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b NorthWest Research Colorado Research Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

climate model; gravity waves; QBO

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; CONVECTIVE PROPERTIES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; QBO; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; THE STANDARD MODEL; WAVE CHARACTERISTICS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; GRAVITY WAVE; HEATING; OCEANIC CONVECTION; PARAMETERIZATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL REGION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84899093835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013MS000286     Document Type: Article

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