On the wavelength of the Rossby waves radiated by tropical cyclones

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 644-654

  Krouse, Kyle D ^a   Sobel, Adam H ^a   Polvani, Lorenzo M ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FLOW VELOCITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVELENGTH;

ROSSBY WAVE RADIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONES; ZONAL WAVELENGTHS;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FLOW VELOCITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WAVELENGTH;

FLOW VELOCITY; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY; WAVELENGTH; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 40949126578     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2402.1     Document Type: Article

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