Mesoscale energy spectra of the Mei-Yu front system. Part I: Kinetic energy spectra

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-55

  Peng, Jun ^a   Zhang, Lifeng ^a   Luo, Yu ^b   Zhang, Yun ^a  

^a PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Air Force Hospital of PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Mei yu fronts; Mesoscale processes

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY SPECTRA; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MEI-YU FRONTS; MESOSCALE PROCESS; MESOSCALE SPECTRA; SPECTRAL TRANSITIONS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PRESSURE;

DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; SPECTROSCOPY; TROPOSPHERE;

BUOYANCY;

HEATING; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SPECTRUM; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 84891635887     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-085.1     Document Type: Article

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