Optimal perturbations in quasigeostrophic turbulence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1350-1364

  DelSole, Timothy ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; VECTORS;

ENERGY-CONTAINING EDDIES; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; VECTORS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; EDDY; OPTIMIZATION; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34247573462     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3875.1     Document Type: Article

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