Asymmetrization mechanism of jet profiles in decaying β-plane turbulence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3354-3361

  Ishioka, Keiichi ^a,b   Hasegawa, Jitsuko ^c   Yoden, Shigeo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Meteorological Agency ^*  (Japan)

^c JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; JETS; VISCOSITY;

EASTWARD JET; HYPERVISCOSITY; WESTWARD JET;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLIMATOLOGY; JETS; VISCOSITY;

ASYMMETRY; JET STREAM; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34948846619     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS4011.1     Document Type: Article

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