Computational studies of inertia-gravity waves radiated from upper tropospheric jets

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 399-422

  Mahalov, A ^a   Moustaoui, M ^a   Nicolaenko, B ^a   Tse, K L ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Inertia gravity waves; Inhomogeneous shear stratified turbulence; Jet stream

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PROPAGATION; JET STREAM; MOMENTUM FLUX; PHASE PATTERNS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLARIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GRAVITY WAVES;

COMPUTATION THEORY; GRAVITY WAVES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLARIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GRAVITY WAVE; INERTIA; JET; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLARIZATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 35148878580     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: 14322250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00162-007-0062-1     Document Type: Article

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