Nonlinear baroclinic dynamics of surface cyclones crossing a zonal jet

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3021-3041

  Gilet, Jean Baptiste ^a   Plu, Matthieu ^b,c   Rivière, Gwendal ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC; BAROTROPIC; COLD SIDE; ENERGY BUDGETS; LINEAR DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR EFFECT; POLEWARD SHIFT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY GRADIENTS; REGENERATION PROCESS; SURFACE CYCLONE; TWO LAYER MODEL; UNIFORM SHEAR;

STORMS;

JETS;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BAROTROPIC MOTION; CYCLONE; ENERGY BUDGET; JET FLOW; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WESTERLY; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 73549093405     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3086.1     Document Type: Article

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