Generation of zonal flow by resonant Rossby-Haurwitz wave interactions

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-177

  Burzlaff, J ^a   DeLoughry, E ^a   Lynch, P ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Rossby Haurwitz waves; Wave interactions; Zonal flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS;

RESONANT TRIAD INTERACTIONS; SECOND ORDERS; SECOND-ORDER INTERACTIONS; WAVE INTERACTIONS; ZONAL FLOWS;

WAVES;

RESONANCE; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 46249117771     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920701491576     Document Type: Article

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