MJO intensification with warming in the superparameterized CESM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2706-2724

  Arnold, Nathan P ^a   Branson, Mark ^b   Kuang, Zhiming ^a,c   Randall, David A ^b   Tziperman, Eli ^a,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Climate variability; Cloud resolving models; Heat budgets fluxes; Madden Julian oscillation; Moisture moisture budget

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; HEAT BUDGETS/FLUXES; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE/MOISTURE BUDGETS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT BUDGET; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84938953977     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00494.1     Document Type: Article

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