The available-enthalpy cycle. II: Applications to idealized baroclinic waves

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 593 PART B, 2003, Pages 2467-2494

  Marquet, Pascal ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Ageostrophic wind; Available energy; Energetics; Exergy; FASTEX

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; OPEN SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

BAROCLINIC WAVES;

ENTHALPY;

AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW; BAROCLINIC WAVE; ENERGETICS; ENTHALPY; EXERGY; FASTEX;

EID: 0141782115     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.63     Document Type: Article

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