Dependence of polar low development on baroclinicity and physical processes: An idealized high-resolution numerical experiment

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3044-3067

  Yanase, Wataru ^a   Niino, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINICITY; CUMULUS CONVECTION; POLAR LOW DYNAMICS; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; KINETIC ENERGY; PERTURBATION; POLAR VORTEX; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VORTEX;

EID: 34948815663     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS4001.1     Document Type: Article

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