Abstract: The effect of vertical differencing on equatorial inertial instability is studied and explicit results obtained for growth rates as a function of the vertical resolution. It is found that for a basic state independent of ...

Abstract: he term ?atmospheric river? is used to describe corridors of strong water vapor transport in the troposphere. Filaments of enhanced water vapor, commonly observed in satellite imagery extending from the subtropics to the ...

Abstract: able nighttime periods, large variations in temperature and visibility often occur over short distances in regions of only moderate topography. These are of great practical significance and yet pose major forecasting ...