Observations of the temporal evolution and spatial structure of the gap flow in the Wipp Valley on 2 and 3 October 1999

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2684-2697

  Weissmann, Martin D ^a,b   Mayr, G J ^a   Banta, R M ^c   Gohm, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETS; METEOROLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

GAP FLOW; MESOSCALE ALPINE PROGRAMME (MAP); SPATIAL STRUCTURES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

CONFINED FLOW;

FOEHN; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE INVERSION;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; TYROL; WIPP VALLEY; WORLD;

EID: 10244278035     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR2817.1     Document Type: Review

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