Large-scale non-turbulent dynamics in the atmosphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 128, Issue 586 PART B, 2002, Pages 2623-2639

  Cullen, M J P ^a  

^a Eur Ctr Med Range Wthr Forecast   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cascades; Enstrophy

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); TROPOSPHERE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MODELING; SCALE EFFECT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0036821040     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.194     Document Type: Article

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