Evolution of mixed Rossby-gravity waves in idealized MJO environments

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2837-2855

  Aiyyer, Anantha R ^a   Molinari, John ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STORMS;

EQUATORIAL DISTURBANCES;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; CONVECTION; GRAVITY WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0346058246     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2837:EOMRWI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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