Wave forcing of the quasi-biennial oscillation in the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1985-2006

  Krismer, Thomas R ^a   Giorgetta, Marco A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dynamics; Forcing; Gravity waves; Kelvin waves; Quasibiennial oscillation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

FORCING; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; KELVIN WAVES; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; LATITUDINAL STRUCTURES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE DISSIPATION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; GRAVITY WAVE; JET STREAM; KELVIN WAVE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

EID: 84901778433     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0310.1     Document Type: Article

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