Zonal-mean transport characteristics of ECMWF re-analysis data

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 592 PART A, 2003, Pages 2331-2346

  Bratseth, Arne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eddy acceleration; Large scale mixing; Meridional circulation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DIFFUSION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

ZONAL-MEAN TRANSPORT;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADVECTION; ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EDDY; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; MIXING; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0041625927     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.90     Document Type: Article

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