Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of potential vorticity layers: A route to mixing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1392-1405

  Esler, J G ^a   Polvani, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; SHEAR FLOW; SYSTEM STABILITY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; STRATIFICATION GRADIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; MIXING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION;

EID: 3242740332     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1392:KIOPVL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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