Potential vorticity aspects of the MJO

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 127-151

  Schubert, Wayne H ^a   Masarik, Matthew T ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Equatorial waves; Intraseasonal oscillation; Madden Julian oscillation

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL WAVES; INTRASEASONAL OSCILLATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEADY FLOW; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; BETA-PLANE; DIABATIC PROCESS; EQUATORIAL WAVE; HEAT SOURCE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33749658781     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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