Parametrization and influence of the orographic gravity-wave drag in the LMD-GCM (Q1376601)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1098654
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    Parametrization and influence of the orographic gravity-wave drag in the LMD-GCM
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1098654

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      Parametrization and influence of the orographic gravity-wave drag in the LMD-GCM (English)
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      6 May 1999
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      The study describes the parametrization of orographic gravity-wave drag as used in LMD-GCM (Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique, France). The complete wave breakdown is assumed to occur in the model layer, where the convective instability condition is first satisfied. The parametrization of gravity wave drag helps in removing the excess of westerlies in the northern hemisphere. There is very little impact on southern hemispheric circulation.
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      mean sea level pressure
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      zonal wind
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      isotherms
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      wave breakdown
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      convective instability condition
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      northern hemisphere
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