Simulated density currents beneath embedded stratified layers

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2192-2200

  Seigel, Robert B ^a   Van Den Heever, Susan C ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold pools; Density currents; Gust fronts; Mesoscale models; Mesoscale processes; Storm environments

Indexed keywords

COLD POOL; DENSITY CURRENTS; GUST FRONTS; MESOSCALE MODEL; MESOSCALE PROCESS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LAKES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY CURRENT; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STORM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84864832564     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0255.1     Document Type: Article

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