A simple model of intraseasonal oscillations

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 1195-1211

  Fuchs, Željka ^a   Raymond, David J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

MJO; Rossby wave; tropics; WISHE moisture mode

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUDGET CONTROL; MECHANICAL WAVES; MOISTURE; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATIONS; MOISTURE BUDGET; MOVING COMPONENTS; PROPAGATING MODE; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; WISHE-MOISTURE MODE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; HUMIDITY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PLANETARY WAVE; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 85019584651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2017MS000963     Document Type: Article

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