On the instability of the African easterly jet and the generation of African waves: Reversals of the potential vorticity gradient

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2130-2151

  Hsieh, Jen Shan ^a,b   Cook, Kerry H ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; GRADIENT METHODS; HEAT FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

AFRICAN EASTERLY JET; AFRICAN EASTERLY WAVES; BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITIES; BAROTROPIC; DIABATIC HEATING; DRY CONVECTION; ELIASSEN-PALM FLUX; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MIDTROPOSPHERE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY GRADIENT; PV GRADIENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; SEASONAL MEAN; SHEAR INSTABILITY; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL GRADIENTS; WAVE ENERGIES; ZONAL FLOWS;

JETS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CLIMATE MODELING; EASTERLY WAVE; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; JET STREAM; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WAVE GENERATION; ZONAL FLOW;

AFRICA; SAHARA;

EID: 52049118119     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2552.1     Document Type: Article

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