A mechanism for the poleward propagation of zonal mean flow anomalies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 849-868

  Lee, Sukyoung ^a   Son, Seok Woo ^a   Grise, Kevin ^a   Feldstein, Steven B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTICITY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

POLEWARD PROPAGATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE BREAKING; ZONAL MEAN FLOW;

WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTICITY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE PROPAGATION; ZONAL FLOW; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 34147094850     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3861.1     Document Type: Article

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