Formation of jets by baroclinic instability on gas planet atmospheres

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3177-3194

  Kaspi, Yohai ^a   Flierl, Glenn R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WIND;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; GAS PLANET ATMOSPHERES; GIANT PLANETS; WIND SHEAR; ZONAL JETS;

PLANETS;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WIND;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EDDY; JET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 34948863914     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS4009.1     Document Type: Article

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