Evolution of dipole-type blocking life cycles: Analytical diagnoses and observations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-73

  Huang, Fei ^a,b,c   Tang, Xiaoyan ^a,c   Lou, S Y ^a,c   Lu, Cuihua ^d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Weather Bureau of Zaozhuang   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC DIPOLE-TYPE BLOCKING; EQUIVALENT BAROTROPIC VORTICITY EQUATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

AIRFLOW; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BAROTROPIC MOTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATOLOGY; VORTICITY;

EID: 33846548716     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3819.1     Document Type: Article

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