Superrotation in a Venus general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Lee, C ^a,b   Lewis, S R ^c   Read, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; VENUS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 34250693657     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002874     Document Type: Article

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