The transition to superrotation in terrestrial atmospheres

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Mitchell, Jonathan L ^a,b   Vallis, Geoffrey K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; EDDY; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 78650269108     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003587     Document Type: Article

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