The detection and significance of diurnal pressure and potential vorticity anomalies east of the Rockies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2734-2751

  Li, Yanping ^a   Smith, Ronald B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Diurnal effects; Potential vorticity; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ANOMALIES; AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEMS; DIURNAL EFFECTS; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; LOCAL TIME; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; NORTH AMERICAN; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRECIPITATION SYSTEMS; PRESSURE DATA; REANALYSIS; SUMMER PRECIPITATION; VERTICAL MOTIONS; WIND SHEARS;

FOURIER SERIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; VORTICITY;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TROPOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 77958543481     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3423.1     Document Type: Article

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