The Influences of the Model Configuration on the Simulation of Stratospheric Northern-Hemisphere Polar Vortex in the CMIP5 Models

• Published in: Advances in meteorology Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Chen, Wen, Lan, Xiaoqing, Xu, Luyang, Wei, Ke, Cai, Zelin, Nath, Debashis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017; Hindawi; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Atmospheric models; Climate and weather; Climate change; Climate models; Cold; Computer simulation; Environmental aspects; Extreme cold; Extreme low temperatures; Gravitation; Gravity; Gravity wave drag; Gravity waves; Heat flux; Heat transfer; Interactions; Intercomparison; Polar vortex; Simulation; Stratosphere; Stratospheric polar vortexes; Temperature; Troposphere; Vortices; Wave drag; Winter; China

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