The weak temperature gradient approximation and balanced tropical moisture waves

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 3650-3665

  Sobel, A H ^a   Nilsson, J ^a   Polvani, L M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVES; WATER WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS;

MOISTURE;

DIABATIC PROCESS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0035659397     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<3650:TWTGAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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