The annual cycle of the axial angular momentum of the atmosphere

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 757-771

  Egger, Joseph ^a   Hoinka, Klaus Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; FRICTION; OSCILLATIONS; ROTATION; TORQUE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL CYCLE; AXIAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM (AAM); MASS FLOWS; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; TORQUE;

EID: 17044364557     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3290.1     Document Type: Article

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