On the anelastic approximation for a compressible atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3618-3628

  Bannon, Peter R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANELASTIC EQUATION; ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; GRAVITY;

EID: 0030324232     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3618:OTAAFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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