Unbalanced frontogenesis. Part I: Zero potential vorticity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2180-2195

  Blumen, W ^a   Williams, R T ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE PHENOMENA; VORTEX FLOW;

UNBALANCED FRONTOGENESIS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; FRONTOGENESIS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0035418229     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<2180:UFPIZP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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