The spontaneous imbalance of an atmospheric vortex at high rossby number

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2498-2521

  Schecter, David A ^a  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTICITY;

ROSSBY NUMBERS; ROSSBY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; GRAVITY WAVE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROSSBY WAVE; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 51749090407     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2490.1     Document Type: Article

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