Gravity wave interactions around the jet stream

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 20-1-20-4

  Pavelin, Edward ^a   Whiteway, James A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; STREAM FLOW; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT FLOW;

INTERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES;

GEOPHYSICS;

GRAVITY WAVE; JET STREAM; TROPOPAUSE; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION;

EID: 0036870267     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015783     Document Type: Article

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