Critical level resonance in three-dimensional flow past isolated mountains

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1574-1588

  Miranda, Pedro M A ^a   Valente, Maria Antónia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CIRCULATION; MOUNTAIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ATMOSPHERE; CIRCULATION; MOUNTAIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0031394139     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1574:CLRITD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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