Apparent absolute instability and the continuous spectrum

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3592-3608

  Bishop, C H ^a   Heifetz, E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL WAVES; STABILITY; WIND;

ABSOLUTE INSTABILITY; CLOSED FORM ANALYTIC SOLUTION; EADY BASIC STATE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STREAMFUNCTION WAVE PACKET;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034318924     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<3592:AAIATC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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