Numerical simulations of Rossby-Haurwitz waves

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-189

  Thuburn, John ^a   Li, Yong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

EID: 0034079274     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v52i2.12258     Document Type: Article

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