Energy accumulation in easterly circumpolar jets generated by two-dimensional barotropic decaying turbulence on a rapidly rotating sphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4084-4097

  Takehiro, Shin Ichi ^a   Yamada, Michio ^a   Hayashi, Yoshi Yuki ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BAROTROPIC FLUID; EASTERLY CIRCUMPOLAR JETS; ZONAL FLOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BAND STRUCTURE; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; EASTERLY WAVE; JET STREAM; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROSSBY WAVE; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 37349062358     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2006JAS2154.1     Document Type: Article

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