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Energy Spectra Predicted by Semi-Geostrophic Theories of Frontogenesis

D. G. AndrewsU.K. Universities' Atmospheric Modelling Group, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, England

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B. J. HoskinsU.K. Universities' Atmospheric Modelling Group, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, England

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Print Publication:
01 Mar 1978
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1978)035<0509:ESPBSG>2.0.CO;2
Page(s):
509–512
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Abstract

During the final stages of the formation of fronts, semi-geostrophic theory predicts kinetic and available potential energy spectra that closely approximate a −8/3 power law as a function of horizontal wavenumber.

Abstract

During the final stages of the formation of fronts, semi-geostrophic theory predicts kinetic and available potential energy spectra that closely approximate a −8/3 power law as a function of horizontal wavenumber.

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