Low-level jet characteristics over the Arctic Ocean in spring and summer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 11089-11099

  Jakobson, L ^a   Vihma, T ^b   Jakobson, E ^a,c   Palo, T ^a   Mannik A ^d   Jaagus, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TARTU OBSERVATORY   (Estonia)

^d Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BAROCLINIC MOTION; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; JET FLOW; SEA ICE; SPRING (SEASON); STRATIFIED FLOW; SUMMER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84887831543     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-11089-2013     Document Type: Article

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