The effect of rotation on the mesoscale energy cascade in the free atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Lindborg, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS; ENERGY CASCADES; ENERGY SPECTRA; MESOSCALE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROSSBY WAVE; ROTATION; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 16344366262     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021319     Document Type: Article

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