A numerical study of gravity wave breaking and impacts on turbulence and mean state

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2152-2177

  Liu, Han Li ^a,c   Hays, P B ^a   Roble, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VISCOUS FLOW;

GRAVITY WAVE BREAKING;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

GRAVITY WAVE; MODEL; NUMERICAL METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032739223     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<2152:ANSOGW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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