Stochastic resonance in a nonlinear model of a rotating, stratified shear flow, with a simple stochastic inertia-gravity wave parameterization

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-135

  Williams, P D ^a   Haine, T W N ^b   Read, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; FLOW MODELING; GRAVITY WAVE; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 1842732688     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-11-127-2004     Document Type: Article

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