Relationship between eddy-driven jet latitude and width

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Kidston, J ^a   Vallis, G K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLES;

BAROTROPIC; ENSTROPHY; HORIZONTAL SHEAR; RELATIVE VORTICITY; STRONG CORRELATION; VORTICITY GRADIENTS;

VORTICITY;

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; EDDY; JET; LATITUDE; VORTICITY;

EID: 78249271090     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044849     Document Type: Article

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