Large-scale modes in a rotating atmosphere with radiative-convective instability and WISHE

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 4084-4094

  Fuchs, Zeljka ^a   Raymond, David J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CLOUD-RADIATION INTERACTIONS; DIABATIC PROCESSES; KELVIN WAVES; ROSSBY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 28844503827     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3582.1     Document Type: Article

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