Orographic gravity waves. Close to the nonhydrostatic limit of vertical propagation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2045-2063

  Zängl, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; LANDFORMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WIND EFFECTS;

MOUNTAINS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

GAP DYNAMICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0141573110     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2045:OGWCTT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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