Tropical large-scale circulations: Asymptotically non-divergent?

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-427

  Yano, Jun Ichi ^a   Mulet, Sandrine ^b   Bonazzola, Marine ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DATA SET; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; TOGA-COARE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; VORTICITY;

EID: 64249150289     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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