The impact of different terrain configurations on the formation and dynamics of katabatic flows: Idealised case studies

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-325

  Trachte, K ^a   Nauss, T ^b   Bendix, J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confluence; Katabatic flows; Numerical simulation; Terrain configuration

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT TERRAINS; DRAINAGE FLOWS; ECUADOR; KATABATIC FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SLOPE ANGLES; TERRAIN CONFIGURATION; TERRAIN MODEL; TOPOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDFORMS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFLUENCE; DRAINAGE BASIN; KATABATIC FLOW; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND VELOCITY;

AMAZONIA; ANDES; ECUADOR; PERU;

EID: 76649109569     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-009-9445-8     Document Type: Article

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