Numerical experiments of barotropic flow interaction with a 3D obstacle

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1239-3253

  Ferrero, E ^a   Loglisci, N ^b   Longhetto, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; THRESHOLD LOGIC;

QUASIGEOSTROPHIC THEORY;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; OBSTACLE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; ROSSBY NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0037113325     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<3239:neobfi>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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