MJO moisture budget during DYNAMO in a cloud-resolving model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2257-2278

  Janiga, Matthew A ^a   Zhang, Chidong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation dynamics; Cloud radiative effects; Cloud resolving models; Convective clouds; Geographic location entity; Indian ocean; Madden julian oscillation; Models and modeling; Moisture moisture budget; Physical meteorology and climatology

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; DRYING; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; INDIAN OCEAN; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE/MOISTURE BUDGETS;

MOISTURE;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; EDDY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84976416796     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0379.1     Document Type: Article

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