Convectively generated gravity waves simulated by NAM-SCA

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 9267-9289

  Yano, Jun Ichi ^a   Lane, Todd P ^b  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; COMPRESSION RATES; CONVECTION PARAMETERIZATION; CONVECTIVELY GENERATED GRAVITY WAVES; DYNAMIC ADAPTATIONS; DYNAMICAL PROCESS; FILTERING EFFECTS; HIGHER-FREQUENCY COMPONENTS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84906706672     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021419     Document Type: Article

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