Eddy acceleration of the mean flow in the atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2001, Pages 3328-3339

  Bratseth, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; KINEMATICS; STOKERS; VELOCITY;

ZONAL MOMENTUM BUDGET;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0035513362     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<3328:EAOTMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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