The QBO in two GISS global climate models: 1. Generation of the QBO

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 8798-8824

  Rind, D ^a   Jonas, J ^b   Balachandran, N K ^b   Schmidt, G A ^a   Lean, J ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GRAVITY WAVE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 84918571088     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021678     Document Type: Article

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