A modeling study of nonstationary trapped mountain lee waves. Part I: Mean-flow variability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2275-2291

  Nance, Louisa B ^a,b   Durran, Dale R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000382474     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2275:AMSONT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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