Origin, evolution, and finesclae structure of the St. Valentine's Day mesoscale gravity wave observed during STORM-FEST. Part III: Gravity wave genesis and the role of evaporation

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 617-633

  Jewett, Brian F ^a   Ramamurthy, Mohan K ^a   Rauber, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; ICE; STORMS; WIND;

FINESCALE STRUCTURE;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EVAPORATION; GRAVITY WAVE; LEE CYCLOGENESIS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042821674     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2003)131<0617:OEAFSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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