Secondary cyclogenesis: The initiation phase of a frontal wave observed over the eastern Atlantic

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 545, 1998, Pages 243-267

  Rivals, Hélène ^a   Cammas, Jean Pierre ^a,c   Renfrew, Ian A ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ageostrophic convergence; Braer storm; Frontogenesis; Semi geostrophic theory; Stretching deformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007903169     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54510     Document Type: Article

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