The role of orographically and thermally forced stationary waves in the causation of the residual circulation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 902-913

  Becker, E ^a   Schmitz, G ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0033371118     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v51i5.14500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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