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Rind et al. 1988

Rind, D., R. Suozzo, and N.K. Balachandran, 1988: The GISS Global Climate-Middle Atmosphere Model. Part II: Model variability due to interactions between planetary waves, the mean circulation and gravity wave drag. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 371-386, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045<0371:TGGCMA>2.0.CO%3B2.

The variability which arises in the GISS Global Climate-Middle Atmosphere Model on two time scales is reviewed: interannual standard deviations, derived from the five-year control run, and intraseasonal variability as exemplified by stratospheric warmings. The model's extratropical variability for both mean fields and eddy statistics appears reasonable when compared with observations, while the tropical wind variability near the stratopause may be excessive, possibly due to inertial oscillations. Both wave 1 and wave 2 warmings develop, with connections to tropospheric forcing. Variability on both time scales results from a complex set of interactions among planetary waves, the mean circulation, and gravity wave drag. Specific examples of these interactions are presented, which imply that variability in gravity wave forcing and drag may be an important component of the variability of the middle atmosphere.

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@article{ri05400j,
  author={Rind, D. and Suozzo, R. and Balachandran, N. K.},
  title={The GISS Global Climate-Middle Atmosphere Model. Part II: Model variability due to interactions between planetary waves, the mean circulation and gravity wave drag},
  year={1988},
  journal={Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences},
  volume={45},
  pages={371--386},
  doi={10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045%3C0371%3ATGGCMA%3E2.0.CO%3B2},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ri05400j
AU  - Rind, D.
AU  - Suozzo, R.
AU  - Balachandran, N. K.
PY  - 1988
TI  - The GISS Global Climate-Middle Atmosphere Model. Part II: Model variability due to interactions between planetary waves, the mean circulation and gravity wave drag
JA  - J. Atmos. Sci.
JO  - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
VL  - 45
SP  - 371
EP  - 386
DO  - 10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045%3C0371%3ATGGCMA%3E2.0.CO%3B2
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