Numerical simulations of an observed gravity current and gravity waves in an environment characterized by complex stratification and shear

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3570-3588

  Jin, Yi ^a   Koch, Steven E ^a   Lin, Yuh Lang ^a   Ralph, F Martin ^b   Chen, Chaing ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRATIFICATION; GRAVITY WAVE; LARGE SCALE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0030326368     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3570:NSOAOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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