Vortex dipoles for surface quasigeostrophic models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2961-2967

  Muraki, David J ^a   Snyder, Chris ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TROPOSPHERE;

LINEAR EDGE WAVES; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATIFIED FLOW; SURFACE QUASIGEOSTROPHIC MODEL;

VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BAROTROPIC MOTION; EDGE WAVE; JET; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPOPAUSE; VORTEX;

EID: 34548163426     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3958.1     Document Type: Article

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