Relating overreflection and wave geometry to the counterpropagating Rossby wave perspective: Toward a deeper mechanistic understanding of shear instability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2238-2261

  Harnik, Nili ^a   Heifetz, E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VORTICITY;

ORR MECHANISM; OVERREFLECTION COEFFICIENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; SHEAR INSTABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; METEOROLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VORTICITY;

POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE REFLECTION;

EID: 34547819151     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3944.1     Document Type: Article

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