Deep-tropospheric gravity waves created by leeside cold fronts

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2986-3009

  Ralph, F Martin ^a   Neiman, P J ^a   Keller, T L ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

DEEP TROPOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE; GEOSTROPHIC THERMAL WIND; LEESIDE COLD FRONTS;

WIND EFFECTS;

GRAVITY WAVE; SATELLITE; WIND PROFILE;

FRONTAL FEATURE; GRAVITY WAVE; LEE WAVE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 0033399055     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<2986:DTGWCB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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