ITCZ breakdown in three-dimensional flows

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1497-1512

  Wang, Chia Chi ^a   Magnusdottir, Gudrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

BACKGROUND FLOWS; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ); POTENTIAL VORTICITY (PV); TROPICAL CYCLONES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 20444480126     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3409.1     Document Type: Article

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