An analysis of frictional feedback on a moist equatorial Kelvin mode

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2188-2206

  Moskowitz, B M ^a   Bretherton, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DRAG; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

KELVIN MODES; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION (MJO); ROSSBY MODES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FRICTION; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MODELING; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0034233893     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2188:AAOFFO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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