Nonmodal development of baroclinic waves undergoing horizontal shear deformation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 3583-3597

  Barcilon, A ^a   Bishop, C H ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BAROCLINIC WAVES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0033492046     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<3583:NDOBWU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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