Atmospheric local energetics and energy interactions between mean and eddy fields. Part I: Theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 760-768

  Murakami, Shigenori ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy budget balance; Fluxes; Kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

BASIC VARIABLES; COMPLETE INFORMATION; CONVENTIONAL SCHEMES; ENERGY BUDGET/BALANCE; ENERGY CYCLE; ENERGY DIAGRAM; ENERGY EQUATION; ENERGY INTERACTIONS; INTERACTION ENERGIES; KEYPOINTS; LOCAL FEATURE; WAVE ACTIVITY;

BUDGET CONTROL; ENERGY CONVERSION; KINETIC ENERGY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY;

EID: 79955047319     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3664.1     Document Type: Article

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