Baroclinic adjustment: A comparison between theory, observations, and models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1663-1674

  Stone, Peter H ^a   Nemet, Boaz ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; BAROCLINIC ADJUSTMENT; GISS MODEL II; ISENTROPIC SLOPE; NCAR CCM2; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030437675     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1663:BAACBT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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