Eddy-zonal flow feedback in the Northern Hemisphere winter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1212-1227

  Lorenz, David J ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX; WATER WAVES; WAVEGUIDES; WIND EFFECTS;

BAROCLINIC EDDIES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ROSSBY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0037774392     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)16<1212:EFFITN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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