Numerical simulations of orographic gravity waves in flows which back with height

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 559, 1999, Pages 2743-2765

  Shutts, G J ^a   Gadian, A ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Critical level; Gravity wave; Gravity wave drag

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

GRAVITY WAVE; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0033377663     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55919     Document Type: Article

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