Observed nondiffusive dynamics in large-scale atmospheric flow

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2384-2396

  Crommelin, D T ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MARKOV PROCESSES; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; NONDIFFUSIVE DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; NONLINEARITY; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 5444233958     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2384:ONDILA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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