Role of nonmodal growth and nonlinearity in cyclogenesis initial-value problems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2951-2967

  Hakim, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DYNAMICS; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS;

CYCLOGENESIS; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; CYCLOGENESIS; NONLINEARITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; VORTEX;

EID: 0034277757     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2951:RONGAN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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