The modelling of monsoon circulation during northern summer
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Authors
Bellis, James Richard
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Chang, C.-P.
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1975-09
Date
September 1975
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
The numerical model formulated by Monaco and Williams (1975), which is essentially similar to the UCLA general circulation model, was used to simulate the northern summer monsoon. The model was truncated to a three-level window model which covers the region, 0 degrees - 180 degrees E and 18 degrees S - 46 degrees N only. The zonally asymmetric motions are driven by a specified heating function which resembles the 200 mb seasonal mean divergence field observed by Krishnamurti and Rogers (1970). Major planetary scale features of the monsoon are reasonable simulated along with development of synoptic scale transient disturbances at upper levels. The results indicate that the present model is suitable for more elaborate studies of the southwest monsoon.
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Department of Meteorology
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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