An observational study of the intraseasonal poleward propagation of zonal mean flow anomalies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2516-2529

  Feldstein, Steven B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; MOMENTUM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032461455     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2516:AOSOTI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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