Intraseasonal variability in coupled GCMs: The roles of ocean feedbacks and model physics

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 4970-4995

  DeMott, Charlotte A ^a   Stan, Cristiana ^b,c   Randall, David A ^a   Branson, Mark D ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Convection; Coupled models; Fluxes; Intraseasonal variability; Madden Julian oscillation

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUXES; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; COUPLED MODELS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATIONS; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT FLUX; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84903388712     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00760.1     Document Type: Article

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