Atmospheric energetics in the wavelet domain. Part II: Time-averaged observed atmospheric blocking

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 319-338

  Fournier, Aimé ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; KINETIC ENERGY; MAPS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ENSTROPY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ENERGETICS; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; WAVELET;

EID: 0242275271     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<0319:AEITWD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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