Planetary geostrophic equations for the atmosphere with evolution of the barotropic flow

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 46-61

  Dolaptchiev, S I ^a   Klein, R ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymptotic models; EMICs; Planetary geostrophic equation; Planetary scale; Reduced atmospheric models

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; OCEAN CURRENTS;

ASYMPTOTIC MODELS; EMICS; PLANETARY GEOSTROPHIC EQUATION; PLANETARY SCALE; REDUCED ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROTROPIC MOTION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; JET; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149259992     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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