Linear instability of a zonal jet on an f plane

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2361-2369

  Paldor, Nathan ^a,b   Ghil, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0006700118     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2361:LIOAZJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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