The importance of friction in mountain wave drag amplification by Scorer parameter resonance

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 666, 2012, Pages 1325-1337

  Teixeira, M A C ^a   Argain J L ^b   Miranda, P M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansion; Dissipative processes; Internal gravity waves; Linear theory; Parametric resonance

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION; DISSIPATIVE PROCESS; INTERNAL GRAVITY WAVES; LINEAR THEORY; PARAMETRIC RESONANCE;

AMPLIFICATION; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; PARAMETRIC DEVICES; TRIBOLOGY;

DRAG;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; FRICTION; GRAVITY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; RESONANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84864282472     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1874     Document Type: Article

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