Kinetic equations and stationary energy spectra of weakly nonlinear internal gravity waves

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-112

  Caillol, P ^a   Zeitlin, V ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Kinetic equations; Nonlinear internal gravity waves; Stationary energy spectra

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL WAVE; KINETICS; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL WAVE; KINETICS; NONLINEAR WAVE;

EID: 0033864496     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(99)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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