Understanding the seasonality of orographically forced stationary waves: Interaction between mechanical and thermal forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1154-1174

  Ringler, Todd D ^a,b   Cook, Kerry H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LINEAR EQUATIONS;

MECHANICAL FORCING; OROGRAPHY; STATIONARY WAVE; THERMAL FORCING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

OROGRAPHY; SEASONALITY; STANDING WAVE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0033133462     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1154:UTSOOF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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