Trapped lee waves observed during PYREX by constant volume balloons: Comparison with Meso-NH simulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2007-2021

  N'Dri Koffi, E ^a   Georgelin, M ^a   Benech, B ^a   Richard, E ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

TRAPPED LEE WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

BALLOON OBSERVATION; FORECASTING METHOD; LEE WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034233630     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<2007:tlwodp>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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