Horizontal wavenumber spectra of vertical vorticity and horizontal divergence in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1017-1025

  Lindborg, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTICITY;

ENERGY CASCADE; MESOSCALE MOTIONS; STRATIFIED TURBULENCE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS; WAVENUMBER SPECTRUM;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTICITY;

STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 34147129818     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3864.1     Document Type: Article

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