Mesoscale nonhydrostatic and hydrostatic pressure gradient forces - Theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2249-2266

  Dalu, G A ^a,b   Baldi, M ^a,b   Pielke Sr , R A ^a   Leoncini, G ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

MESOSCALE FLOW;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0141940277     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2249:MNAHPG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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