Stationary gravity-wave structure in flows with directional wind shear

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 549, 1998, Pages 1421-1442

  Shutts, G J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; OROGRAPHY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0031768926     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712454905     Document Type: Article

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