Local predictability in a simple model of atmospheric balance

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-196

  Gyarmati, G ^a   Szunyogh, I ^b   Patil, D J ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GRAVITY WAVE; NONLINEARITY; ROSSBY WAVE;

EID: 0038269253     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-183-2003     Document Type: Article

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