Numerical simulations of a large-amplitude mesoscale gravity wave event

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 199-216

  Zhang, Fuqing ^a   Koch, S E ^b   Kaplan, M L ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Forecast Systems Laboratory   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; WAVE GENERATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346991713     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-002-0594-2     Document Type: Article

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