Symmetric instability of monsoon flows

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 228-245

  Krishnakumar, V ^a,b   Lau, K M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY; CUMULUS; MONSOON; SYMMETRIC INSTABILITY; ZONAL FLOW;

ASIA;

EID: 0030695961     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v49i2.14468     Document Type: Article

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