Normal modes of a global nonhydrostatic atmospheric model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3357-3375

  Kasahara, Akira ^a   Qian, Jian Hua ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HYDROSTATICS; MODELING; OSCILLATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033646373     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<3357:NMOAGN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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