The gravity wave momentum flux in hydrostatic flow with directional shear over elliptical mountains

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-31

  Teixeira, Miguel A C ^a   Yu, Chau Lam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Directional wind shear; Flow over orography; Gravity wave drag; Linear theory; Wave momentum flux; WKB approximation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRAULICS; MOMENTUM;

FLOW OVER OROGRAPHY; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; LINEAR THEORY; WAVE MOMENTUM FLUX; WIND SHEARS; WKB APPROXIMATIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84902543509     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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