Dynamics of the Southern Hemisphere spiral jet

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 548-563

  Williams, Lindsey N ^a   Lee, Sukyoung ^a   Son, Seok Woo ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ANTICYCLONIC WAVE BREAKING; SPIRAL JET; UPPER-TROPOSPHERIC WESTERLY JET;

METEOROLOGY;

DISPERSION (WAVES); JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; STATISTICS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

JET STREAM; ROSSBY WAVE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WAVE DISPERSION; WIND FIELD; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 33847671284     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3939.1     Document Type: Article

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