The quasi-linear equilibration of a thermally maintained, stochastically excited jet in a quasigeostrophic model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1781-1814

  DelSole, Timothy ^a   Farrell, Brian F ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC JET; EDDY FLUX; JET; QUASI GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030425260     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1781:tqleoa>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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