Low-frequency variations and optimal excitation in a simple barotropic model with zonal asymmetry

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 561-580

  Yamane, Shozo ^a,b   Yoden, Shigeo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 0039397910     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.76.4_561     Document Type: Article

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