Normal-mode analysis of a baroclinic wave-mean oscillation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2795-2812

  Wolfe, Christopher L ^a   Samelson, Roger M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; LYAPUNOV METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

FLOQUET EXPONENT SPECTRUM; FLOQUET VECTORS; NORMAL-MODE ANALYSIS; WAVE-MEAN OSCILLATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; BAROCLINIC WAVE; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 33845270207     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3788.1     Document Type: Article

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