Finite-time instabilities of lower-stratospheric flow

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 2129-2143

  Hartmann, D L ^a,b   Palmer, T N ^a   Buizza, R ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; INSTABILITY; VORTICES;

19-LEVEL FORECAST MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; ECMWF; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0030404555     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2129:FTIOLS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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