A new subgrid-scale orographic drag parametrization: Its formulation and testing

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 537, 1997, Pages 101-127

  Lott, François ^a   Miller, Martin J ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blocked flow; Gravity waves; Orographic drag; Parametrization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE; MODEL;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; GRAVITY WAVE; OROGRAPHY; PARAMETRIZATION; WAVE DRAG;

EUROPE, PYRENEES;

EID: 0031467972     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53703     Document Type: Article

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