Angular momentum and temperature homogenization in the symmetric circulation of the atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1997-2015

  Cessi, Paola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERE; CIRCULATION; HADLEY CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031851302     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1997:AMATHI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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