Dynamics of atmospheric regression patterns: Regional mountain torque events

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1467-1482

  Egger, Joseph ^a   Hoinka, Klaus Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TORQUE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COVARIANCE ENERGY EQUATION; LOW-ORDER CHARNEY-DEVORE MODEL; VORTICITY ADVECTION;

METEOROLOGY;

LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TORQUE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROSSBY WAVE; TORQUE;

EID: 33744463890     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3694.1     Document Type: Article

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