Stably stratified flows in meteorology

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 63-79

  Hunt, J C R ^a   Shutts, G J ^a   Derbyshire, S H ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; STABLY; STRATIFIED FLOW; WEATHER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; BOUNDARY LAYER PHENOMENA; CLOUD CONVECTION; MOUNTAIN WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL ANALYSIS; RESEARCH RESULT; SCALE PHENOMENA; STRATIFIED FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0029657449     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00410-6     Document Type: Article

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