The effect of topography on the dynamics of interacting solitary waves in the context of atmospheric blocking

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3663-3678

  Gottwald, Georg ^a,b   Grimshaw, Roger ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT NON LINÉAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; SOLITARY WAVE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0033226389     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3663:TEOTOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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