Cold-pool formation in a narrow valley

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 679, 2014, Pages 699-714

  Vosper, S B ^a   Hughes, J K ^b   Lock, A P ^a   Sheridan, P F ^a   Ross, A N ^b   Jemmett Smith, B ^b   Brown, A R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COLPEX; Drainage flow; Orography; Sheltering; Stable boundary layer

Indexed keywords

COLPEX; DRAINAGE FLOWS; OROGRAPHY; SHELTERING; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER;

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; LAKES;

LANDFORMS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD AIR; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHY; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84903363190     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2160     Document Type: Article

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