Wave packets in simple equilibrated baroclinic systems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 2820-2849

  Esler, J Gavin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC SYSTEM; WAVE TRAIN;

EID: 0031395059     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2820:WPISEB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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