Dynamical Feedbacks and the Persistence of the NAO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 851-865

  Barnes, Elizabeth A ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC COOLING; BAROCLINICITY; FRICTIONAL DRAG; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW LEVEL; LOW PRESSURES; MIDLATITUDES; NEGATIVE PHASE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; RELATIVE VORTICITY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERGENCES; VERTICAL CIRCULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRAG; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FEEDBACK; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

VORTICITY;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAROCLINIC MODE; DRAG; HIGH PRESSURE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 77953334753     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3193.1     Document Type: Article

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