Piecewise potential vorticity diagnosis of the development of a polar low over the Sea of Japan

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-211

  Wu, Longtao ^a   Martin, Jonathan E ^a   Petty, Grant W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PERTURBATION; POLAR METEOROLOGY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

HONSHU; JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 79751495885     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2011.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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