Moist process biases in simulations of the Madden-Julian oscillation episodes observed during the AMIE/DYNAMO field campaign

Journal of Climate

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1091-1107

  Hagos, Samson M ^a   Feng, Zhe ^a   Burleyson, Casey D ^a   Zhao, Chun ^a   Martini, Matus N ^a,b   Berg, Larry K ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation Dynamics; Cloud parameterizations; Cloud resolving models; Convective parameterization; Deep convection; Madden Julian oscillation; Models and modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; DEEP CONVECTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD COVER; EVAPORATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84957831476     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0349.1     Document Type: Article

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