Large-scale modes of the tropical atmosphere. Part I: Analytical modeling of convectively coupled Kelvin Waves using the boundary-layer quasiequilibrium approximation

Geofizika

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-164

  Fuchs, Željka ^a   Marki, Antun ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Convection; Kelvin waves

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BAROCLINIC MODE; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; KELVIN WAVE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 34248160459     PISSN: 03523659     EISSN: 18466346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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