A mechanism for the low-frequency variability of the mid-latitude troposphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 533, 1996, Pages 1197-1210

  James, I N ^a   Dodd, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Psion Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low frequency variability; Rossby waves; Wave mean flow interaction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; GCM; LOW FREQUENCY VARIATION; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE;

EID: 0030424279     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53308     Document Type: Article

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