Eulerian mean, contour integral, and finite-amplitude wave activity diagnostics applied to a single-layer model of the winter stratosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 689-710

  Thuburn, John ^a   Lagneau, Vincent ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

ELIASSEN-PALM FLUX; PLANETARY WAVE BREAKING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHALLOW WATER MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0033096774     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0689:EMCIAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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