The effect of topography on storm-track intensity in a relatively simple general circulation model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-411

  Son, Seok Woo ^a,c   Ting, Mingfang ^b   Polvani, Lorenzo M ^a  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND FLOWS; BAROCLINICITY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; LATITUDINAL STRUCTURES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS; SINGLE JETS; STORM TRACKS;

ATMOSPHERICS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; JETS; METEOROLOGY; WAVE PACKETS; WAVES;

TOPOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BAROCLINIC MOTION; EDDY; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; JET FLOW; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM TRACK; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 65549132948     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2742.1     Document Type: Article

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