The triggering of orographic rainbands by small-scale topography

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1530-1549

  Kirshbaum, Daniel J ^a,c   Bryan, George H ^a   Rotunno, Richard ^a   Durran, Dale R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR REFLECTION; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND;

CLOUD-RESOLVING NUMERICAL MODEL; LEE WAVE; OROGRAPHIC RAINBANDS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADAR REFLECTION; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND;

BUOYANCY FORCING; CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LEE WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 34250002796     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3924.1     Document Type: Article

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