Wave response during hydrostatic and geostrophic adjustment. Part II: Potential vorticity conservation and energy partitioning

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1330-1345

  Chagnon, Jeffrey M ^a   Bannon, Peter R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; WAVE FILTERS;

BUOYANCY FREQUENCY; BUOYANCY WAVES; ENERGETICS; HIGH-FREQUENCY WAVES;

BUOYANCY;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 20444483598     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3419.1     Document Type: Article

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