The energy spectrum in a barotropic atmosphere

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 17-22

  Kurgansky, M V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MODE; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 40749092406     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-15-17-2008     Document Type: Article

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