On the forcing mechanisms of mesocyclones in the eastern Wedell sea region, Antarctica: Process studies using a mesoscale numerical model

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-122

  Klein, Thomas ^b   Heinemann, Gunther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROCLINIC MOTION; CYCLOGENESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0034997424     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2001/0010-0113     Document Type: Article

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