Atmospheric wave propagation in heterogeneous flow: Basic flow controls on tropical-extratropical interaction and equatorial wave modification

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 91-134

  Webster, Peter J ^a   Chang, Hai Ru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CONTROL; FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EASTERLIES; EXTRATROPICS; SHEAR FLOW; TROPICS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE PROPGATION;

EID: 0031929022     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-0265(97)00003-1     Document Type: Article

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