The frequency spectrum of mountain waves

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 547, 1998, Pages 687-703

  Worthington, R M ^a,b   Thomas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency spectra; Mountain lee waves; MST radar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; BOUNDARY LAYER; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LEE WAVE; MOUNTAIN WAVE; WAVE DRAG;

EID: 0031823560     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54702     Document Type: Article

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