On the physics of upgradient momentum transport in unstable eastward jets

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 295-323

  Dijkstra, Henk A ^a   Van Der Vaart, Paul C F ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baroclinic barotropic instability; Momentum transport

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0032418164     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929808245478     Document Type: Article

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