Planetary-scale baroclinic instability and the MJO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3609-3626

  Straus, D M ^a   Lindzen, R S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL WAVES; OSCILLATIONS; STABILITY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND;

AUSTRAL SUMMER; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BOREAL WINTER; LOW FREQUENCY TROPICAL WAVES; MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATIONS; PLANETARY WAVES; ZONAL WAVE NUMBER; ZONAL WIND;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PLANETARY WAVE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0034319018     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<3609:PSBIAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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