Instability of the axisymmetric monsoon flow and intraseasonal oscillation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Bellon, Gilles ^a,b   Sobel, Adam H ^a  

^a Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPOSPHERE;

ADVECTION; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROCLINIC MOTION; CONVECTION; CORIOLIS FORCE; EASTERLY WAVE; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SURFACE FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY; WESTERLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 45749133024     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009291     Document Type: Article

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