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RISThe Performance of Four Spectral GCMs in the Southern Hemisphere: The January and July Climatology and the Semiannual Wave
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Monthly mean sea level pressure (SLP) data from four low-resolution spectral GCMs?ECMWF T21, CCC, NCAR CCM and GFDL R15?are compared with observations for the Southern Hemisphere. Characteristics of the observed Southern ...
Origin of the South Pacific Convergence Zone
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The importance of the presence of South America and Australia to the existence and orientation of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) during January is explored using the ECMWF T21 model. Each of the continents is ...
The Effect of the Divergent Circulation on Some Aspects of the 1978/79 Southern Hemisphere Monsoon
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Two aspects of the 1978/79 Southern Hemisphere (SH) monsoon are examined: (i) A double-low (double-high) structure in the lower (upper) levels of the troposphere, which appears over the region adjacent to Australia; and ...