Impact of the atmospheric boundary layer on mountain waves

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 592-608

  Jiang, Qingfang ^a,c   Smith, Ronald B ^b   Doyle, James D ^c  

^a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; SHEAR FLOW; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; MESOSCALE MODEL; MOUNTAIN WAVES; STRATIFIED FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; SHEAR FLOW; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOUNTAIN; STRATIFIED FLOW; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 40949111081     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2376.1     Document Type: Article

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