The observed structure of convectively coupled Kelvin waves: Comparison with simple models of coupled wave instability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1655-1668

  Straub, Katherine H ^a,b   Kiladis, George N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

KELVIN WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; INSTABILITY; KELVIN WAVE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0043127091     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<1655:TOSOCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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