A multiscale model for the planetary and synoptic motions in the atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2963-2981

  Dolaptchiev, Stamen I ^a   Klein, Rupert ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate models; Differential equations; Dynamics; Primitive equations model; Quasigeostrophic models

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION MECHANISMS; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; PLANETARY GEOSTROPHIC EQUATION; PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS MODELS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC MODEL; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC EQUATIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ASTROPHYSICS; CLIMATE MODELS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DYNAMICS;

VORTICITY;

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; EQUATION; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; VORTICITY;

EID: 84884968611     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0272.1     Document Type: Article

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