From molecules tometeorology via turbulent scale invariance

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 650, 2010, Pages 1125-1144

  Tuck, A F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humidity; Jet streams; Molecular dynamics; Ozone; Ring current; Statistical multifractals; Temperature; Winds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; ENTROPY PRODUCTION; GENERALIZED SCALE; HUMIDITY; JET STREAMS; MULTIFRACTALS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; RING CURRENTS; SCALE INVARIANCE; TRACE SPECIES; TURBULENT STRUCTURES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DYNAMICS; ENTROPY; FRACTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OZONE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; JET STREAM; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TURBULENCE; WIND;

EID: 77956213884     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.644     Document Type: Review

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