Propagation properties of inertia-gravity waves through a barotropic shear layer and application to the Antarctic polar vortex

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 593 PART B, 2003, Pages 2495-2511

  Ollers M C ^a,c   Kamp, L P J ^a   Lott, F ^b   Van Velthoven, P F J ^c   Kelder, H M ^a,c   Sluijter, F W ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical layers; Over reflection; Over transmission; Resonant absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; REFLECTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVES (IGW);

GRAVITY WAVES;

GRAVITY WAVE; POLAR VORTEX; ROSSBY NUMBER; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE REFLECTION;

EID: 0141782109     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.98     Document Type: Article

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