The omega equation and potential vorticity

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 595 PART B, 2003, Pages 3277-3303

  Hoskins, Brian ^a   Pedder, Mike ^a   Jones, David Wyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; Development; Isentropic flow; Quasi geostrophic; Semi geostrophic; Translation; Vertical velocity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; HEATING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RELATIVE FLOW ANALYSIS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CIRCULATION MODELING; DIABATIC PROCESS; HEATING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW;

EID: 0347542246     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.135     Document Type: Article

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