Potential-vorticity inversion and the wave-turbulence jigsaw: Some recent clarifications

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 47-56

  McIntyre, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 47149088272     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-15-47-2008     Document Type: Article

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