A description and evaluation of an automated approach for feature-based tracking of Rossby wave packets

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3505-3527

  Souders, Matthew B ^a   Colle, Brian A ^a   Chang, Edmund K M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED APPROACH; FEATURE-BASED TRACKING;

EDDY; ENERGY FLUX; GEOPOTENTIAL; KINETIC ENERGY; ROSSBY WAVE; STORM TRACK; WIND;

EID: 84907445564     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00317.1     Document Type: Article

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