Fine structure of a Greenland reverse tip jet: A numerical simulation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 512-526

  Ohigashi, Tadayasu ^a   Kent Moore, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE JET; HEAT FLUX; JET STREAM; MOISTURE FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

ARCTIC; CAPE FAREWELL; EGGER ISLAND; GREENLAND;

EID: 67651049708     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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