Generation of mesoscale gravity waves in upper-trophospheric jet-front systems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 440-457

  Zhang, Fuqing ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GRAVITY WAVES; RADIATION EFFECTS; TROPOSPHERE;

BAROCLINIC JET-FRONT SYSTEMS; MESOSCALE GRAVITY WAVES;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; GRAVITY WAVE; JET STREAM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 1842760639     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0440:GOMGWI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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