Low-frequency variability in a simplified atmospheric global circulation model: Storm-track induced 'spatial resonance'

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 569, 2000, Pages 2691-2708

  Franzke, C ^a   Fraedrich, K ^a   Lunkeit, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulation; Blocking; Storm track interaction

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RESONANCE; ROSSBY WAVE; STORM TRACK; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0033757468     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.56904     Document Type: Article

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