Gravity currents in a deep anelastic atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 536-556

  Bryan, George H ^a   Rotunno, Richard ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; STEADY FLOW;

GRAVITY CURRENTS; LOCK-EXCHANGE FLOW;

GRAVITATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; GRAVITATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; STEADY FLOW;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERE; CURRENT VELOCITY; DRAG; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAVITY FLOW; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 40949152059     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2443.1     Document Type: Article

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