Some aspects of the sensitivity of idealized frontal waves

Contributions to Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 517-533

  Horanyi A ^a   Joly, A ^b  

^a HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Hungary)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; VORTICITY; WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; FRONTAL WAVE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 0030422722     PISSN: 00058173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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