Footprint of multi-equilibrium states in a venusian atmospheric general circulation model

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Japan

Volumn 56, Issue , 2008, Pages 343-355

  Kido, Atsushige ^a   Wakata, Yoshinobu ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; MECHANICS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; INITIAL CONDITIONS; MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIUM STATE; SLOW ROTATION; SOLUTION SPACE; WAVE NUMBERS;

ROTATION;

EID: 65749096396     PISSN: 13480693     EISSN: 13494244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11345/nctam.56.343     Document Type: Article

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