The quasi-biennial oscillation in a warmer climate: sensitivity to different gravity wave parameterizations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 825-836

  Schirber, Sebastian ^a   Manzini, Elisa ^a   Krismer, Thomas ^a   Giorgetta, Marco ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gravity waves; Parameterization; Quasi biennial oscillation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; WARMING;

EID: 84935038295     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2314-2     Document Type: Article

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