Feedbacks between sea ice and baroclinic waves using a linear quasi-geostrophic model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 559, 1999, Pages 2517-2534

  Tansley, C E ^a   James, I N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Baroclinic waves; Normal mode analysis; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

AIR-ICE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAROCLINIC WAVE; HEAT FLUX; SEA ICE;

EID: 0033381742     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55908     Document Type: Article

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