Baroclinic waves in a shallow saturated laver

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2146-2154

  Fantini, Maurizio ^a   Buzzi, Andrea ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WAVES;

BAROCLINIC WAVES; EADY WAVES; SHALLOW SATURATED LAYER;

TROPOSPHERE;

BAROCLINIC WAVE;

EID: 0031200758     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2146:BWIASS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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