The effect of wind shear and curvature on the gravity wave drag produced by a ridge

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 2638-2643

  Teixeira, Miguel A C ^a   Miranda, Pedro M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GRAVITATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HYDROSTATIC APPROXIMATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; WIND SHEAR;

WIND;

CURVATURE; GRAVITY WAVE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFIED FLOW; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 10244242580     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3282.1     Document Type: Article

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