Intermittency in a stochastic parameterization of nonorographic gravity waves

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 11,905-11,919

  De La Camara A ^a   Lott, F ^a   Hertzog, A ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; STOCHASTICITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84913535461     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022002     Document Type: Article

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