The k-3 and k-5/3 energy spectrum of atmospheric turbulence: Quasigeostrophic two-level model simulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 824-835

  Tung, Ka Kit ^a   Orlando, Wendell Welch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Northwest Research Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

NASTROM-GAGE ENERGY; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC (QG) MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MODELING; TURBULENCE; WAVELENGTH;

GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MODELING; TURBULENCE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 0043096216     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0824:TKAKES>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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