Key processes for the eastward propagation of the madden-julian oscillation based on multimodel simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 755-770

  Jiang, Xianan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 85012942109     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD025955     Document Type: Article

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