Nonlinear amplification of stationary Rossby waves near resonance. Part I

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 298-311

  Malguzzi, P ^a   Speranza, A ^b   Sutera, A ^b   Caballero, R ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; RESONANCE; STATIONARY ROSSBY/AMPLIFICATION; WAVES;

BAROTROPIC NONLINEAR THEORY; BAROTROPIC VORTICITY EQUATION; EKMAN DISSIPATION; FORM DRAG; NEAR RESONANCE CONDITION; ROSSBY WAVE; ULTRALONG PLANETARY WAVE; ZONAL WIND PROFILE;

EID: 0029656558     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0298:NAOSRW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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