Propagation of the Madden–Julian Oscillation and scale interaction with the diurnal cycle in a high-resolution GCM

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 45, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 2901-2918

  Peatman, Simon C ^a   Matthews, Adrian J ^a   Stevens, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Diurnal cycle; HiGEM; Maritime Continent; MJO

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 84946481153     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2513-5     Document Type: Article

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