The structure of baroclinic wave packets

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1694-1713

  Chang, E K M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INDUCTION HEATING;

WAVE PACKETS;

WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BAROCLINIC WAVE; DISPERSION; EDDY;

EID: 0035389802     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1694:TSOBWP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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