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A Two-Layer Quasi-Geostrophic Model of Summer Trough Formation in the Australian Subtropical Easterlies
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A dominant feature of the low-level easterly wind flow in the Australian subtropics during summer is the trough development that occurs on both the western and eastern sides of the continent. This phenomenon is investigated ...
A Simple Topographic Model of Gulf Stream Separation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A simple, frictional, linear model is used to study the motion of the Gull Stream over the continental shelf. It is found that the combination of frictional and topographic effects may provide a further mechanism by which ...
Kelvin-Type Coastal Surges Generated by Tropical Cyclones
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Measurements of sea level along the coat of Western Australia during the period 1969 to 1982. when 12 southward moving tropical cyclones occurred, showed distinct peaks with amplitudes of about 1 to 2 m propagating southwards ...