Vortex formation and vortex shedding in continuously stratified flows past isolated topography

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 534-554

  Schär, Christoph ^a   Durran, Dale R ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; STRATIFIED FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX SHEDDING;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MESOSCALE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATIFIED FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX FORMATION;

EID: 0031468152     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0534:VFAVSI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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