The effects of variations in jet width on the growth of baroclinic waves: Implications for midwinter pacific storm track variability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-40

  Harnik, Nili ^a   Chang, Edmund K M ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW;

BAROCLINIC WAVES;

STORMS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BAROCLINIC WAVE; JET STREAM; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; STORM TRACK;

EID: 0442328438     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0023:TEOVIJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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