Dynamics of eddy-driven low-frequency dipole modes. Part III. Meridional displacement of westerly jet anomalies during two phases of NAO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3232-3248

  Luo, Dehai ^a   Gong, Tingting ^a   Diao, Yina ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; TOPOGRAPHY;

CLIMATOLOGICAL STATIONARY WAVE; DIPOLE MERIDIONAL STRUCTURE; WESTERLY JET ANOMALIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMICS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; TOPOGRAPHY;

CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY; JET FLOW; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; STANDING WAVE; STORM TRACK; WESTERLY; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 34948859024     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3998.1     Document Type: Article

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