Climatology of potential vorticity streamers and associated isentropic transport pathways across PV gradient barriers

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3802-3821

  Kunz, A ^a   Sprenger, M ^a   Wernli, H ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ALGORITHM; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATOLOGY; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVE BREAKING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84930376039     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022615     Document Type: Article

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