Similarities of the Deacon cell in the Southern Ocean and Ferrel cells in the atmosphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 538, 1997, Pages 519-526

  Karoly, D J ^a,b   McIntosh, P C ^c   Berrisford, P ^d   McDougall, T J ^c   Hirst, A C ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indirect circulations; Oceanic eddies; Transient weather systems

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DEACON CELL; FERREL CELL; INDIRECT CIRCULATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MERIDIONAL OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEAN CIRCULATION; ZONAL FLOW;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0030839552     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53812     Document Type: Article

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