Gap flows through idealized topography. Part II: Effects of rotation and surface friction

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2720-2739

  Gaberšek, Saša ^a,b   Durran, Dale R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; LANDFORMS; ROTATION;

GAP FLOWS; MESOSCALE CIRCULATIONS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SURFACE FRICTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; LANDFORMS; ROTATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FRICTION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WIND FORCING;

EID: 33845263676     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3786.1     Document Type: Article

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