Diffusivity, kinetic energy dissipation, and closure theories for the poleward eddy heat flux

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2907-2916

  Lapeyre, G ^a   Held, I M ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY;

BAROCLINIC ENERGY PRODUCTION;

HEAT FLUX;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DIFFUSIVITY; EDDY; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0347319497     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2907:DKEDAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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