Low-latitude reflection of Rossby wave trains

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 482-496

  Brunet, G ^a   Haynes, P H ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW LATITUDE REFLECTION; REFLECTION; ROSSBY WAVE; SHALLOW WATER; WAVE ACTIVITY DIAGNOSTICS;

REFLECTION; ROSSBY; WAVES;

EID: 0029656538     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0482:LLRORW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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