Nonlinear atmospheric adjustment to thermal forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4253-4272

  Fanelli, Paul F ^a   Bannon, Peter R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC ADJUSTMENT; BUOYANCY WAVES; LAMB WAVE PACKET; THERMAL FORCING;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CUMULUS; ENERGETICS; HEATING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 31144446899     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3517.1     Document Type: Article

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