An interpretation of atmospheric low-order models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 768-773

  Gluhovsky, Alexander ^a   Agee, Ernest ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; LOW ORDER MODEL; VOLTERRA GYROSTAT;

EID: 0031466448     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0768:AIOALO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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