High-resolution numerical studies of stable boundary layer flows in a closed basin: Evolution of steady and oscillatory flows in an axisymmetric Arizona Meteor Crater

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Fritts, David C ^a   Goldstein, Daniel ^a   Lund, Tom ^a  

^a Colorado Research Associates Division NorthWest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; METEOR IMPACTS; WATER WAVES; WAVES;

ARIZONA; AXISYMMETRIC; COLD POOL; COMPLEX RESPONSE; CRATER GEOMETRY; DYNAMICAL MECHANISMS; DYNAMICAL PROCESS; FLOW SPEED; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL SIMULATION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ SHEAR INSTABILITY; METEOR CRATERS; MIXING LAYERS; MODELING OBJECTIVES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OSCILLATORY FLOWS; PHASE PROGRESSIONS; SECONDARY VORTEX; SHEAR INSTABILITY; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; STRONG-MIXING; TIME DEPENDENT; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; VORTEX PAIRING; WAVE RESPONSE;

LAKES;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CRATER; GEOMETRY; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; METEOR; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATING FLOW; RESOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VORTEX;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957572523     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013359     Document Type: Article

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