The thermal circulation of a grand plateau: Sensitivity to the height, width, and shape of the plateau

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2581-2600

  Zängl, Günther ^a   Chico, Silvia Gonzalez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WIND;

DIFFERENTIAL HEATING; THERMAL PLATEAU CIRCULATION;

LANDFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DENSITY CURRENT; MIXED LAYER; PLATEAU; SIMULATION;

EID: 33749015213     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3207.1     Document Type: Article

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