Scale interactions between the MJO and the western Maritime Continent

Journal of Climate

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2471-2492

  Birch, C E ^a   Webster, S ^b   Peatman, S C ^c   Parker, D J ^a   Matthews, A J ^d   Li, Y ^e   Hassim, M E E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atm Ocean Structure Phenomena; Circulation Dynamics; Cloud resolving models; Convective scale processes; Geographic location entity; Madden Julian oscillation; Maritime Continent; Models and modeling; Rainfall; Sea breezes

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; HEAT FLUX; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; RAIN; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MARITIME CONTINENT; SEA BREEZE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; LAND BREEZE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RAINFALL; SEA BREEZE;

EID: 84962226920     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0557.1     Document Type: Article

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