Low-level vertical wind shear effects on the gravity wave breaking over an isolated two-dimensional orography

Flow regimes of dry, stratified flow passing over an isolated two-dimensional (2-D) orography mainly concentrate at two stagnation points. One occurs on the upslope of the orography owing to flow blocking; another is related to gravity wave breaking (GWB) over the leeside. Smith (1979) put forward a...

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Main Authors: Xu-Wei Bao, Zhe-Min Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-02-01
Series:Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.tellusa.net/index.php/tellusa/article/view/17265/pdf_2