Spirals in potential vorticity. Part I: Measures of structure

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2053-2066

  Methven, John ^a   Hoskins, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WEATHER SYSTEM;

EID: 0031827175     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2053:SIPVPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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