Equatorial superrotation in shallow atmospheres

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Scott, R K ^a   Polvani, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; PLANETS;

EQUATORIAL SUPERROTATION; EQUATORIAL WINDS; GIANT PLANETS; LINEAR FRICTIONS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RADIATIVE RELAXATIONS; SHALLOW WATER MODELS; ZONAL WINDS;

MODELS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; PLANETARY ROTATION; WIND;

EID: 61349191664     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036060     Document Type: Article

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