Radar measurements of critical-layer absorption in mountain waves

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 534, 1996, Pages 1263-1282

  Worthington, R M ^a   Thomas, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical layer absorption; Gravity waves; VHF radar

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MOUNTAIN WAVE; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADIOSONDE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND VECTOR;

UK, WALES, DYFED, ABERYSTWYTH;

EID: 0030432526     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53402     Document Type: Article

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