Abstract Initial results are presented from a middle atmosphere extension to a version of the European Centre For Medium Range Weather Forecasting tropospheric model. The extended version of the model has been developed as part of the UK Universities Global Atmospheric Modelling Project and extends from the ground to approximately 90 km. A comprehensive solar radiation scheme is included which uses monthly averaged climatological ozone values. A linearised infrared cooling scheme is employed. The basic climatology of the model is described; the parametrization of drag due to orographically forced gravity waves is shown to have a dramatic effect on the simulations of the winter hemisphere.


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    Title :

    First results from a 3-dimensional middle atmosphere model


    Contributors:
    Gray, L.J. (author) / Blackburn, M. (author) / Chipperfield, M.P. (author) / Haigh, J.D. (author) / Jackson, D. (author) / Shine, K.P. (author) / Thuburn, J. (author) / Zhong, W. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 13 , 1 ; 363-372


    Publication date :

    1992-01-01


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English