Transient mountain waves and their interaction with large scales

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2378-2400

  Chen, Chih Chieh ^a   Hakim, Gregory J ^b   Durran, Dale R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GRAVITY WAVES; JETS; MOMENTUM; VORTICITY;

FLOW ACCELERATION; FLOW DECELERATION; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; MOUNTAIN WAVE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

SURFACE WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GRAVITY WAVES; JETS; MOMENTUM; SURFACE WAVES; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE; JET; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 34547801150     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3972.1     Document Type: Article

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