The dynamics of idealized katabatic flow over a moderate slope and ice shelf

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 598 PART A, 2004, Pages 1023-1045

  Renfrew, Ian A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Downslope winds; Hydraulic jump; Internal gravity waves; Mesoscale model; RAMS

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; RADIATION; SOILS; TOPOLOGY; TURBULENCE;

KATABATIC FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

FLOW OVER SURFACE; GRAVITY WAVE; ICE SHELF; KATABATIC FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 2142655024     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.24     Document Type: Article

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