On the relationship between the streamfunction and velocity potential of the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 679-685

  Chen, Tsing Chang ^a   Chen, Jau Ming ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; LARGE SCALE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PLANETARY VORTICITY; STREAMFUNCTION; VELOCITY POTENTIAL; WAVE NUMBER;

EID: 5844238874     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0679:OTRBTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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