Gravity waves in a forest: A linear analysis

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 2574-2585

  Lee, Xuhui ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GRAVITY WAVE;

FOREST CANOPY; GRAVITY WAVE;

EID: 0031398649     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2574:GWIAFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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