A study on parametrization of orography-related momentum fluxes in a synoptic-scale NWP model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-81

  Rontu, Laura ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHY; PARAMETERIZATION; WIND;

EID: 33645960090     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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