Vortex-vortex interactions in the winter stratosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 726-740

  Scott, R K ^a   Dritschel, D G ^b  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

POLAR WINTER STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX DEFORMATIONS; VORTEX INTERACTIONS;

FLOW INTERACTIONS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX; WINTER;

EID: 33645109821     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3632.1     Document Type: Article

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