ER-2 MOUNTAIN WAVE ENCOUNTER OVER ANTARCTICA - EVIDENCE FOR BLOCKING

被引:25
作者
BACMEISTER, JT
SCHOEBERL, MR
LAIT, LR
NEWMAN, PA
GARY, B
机构
[1] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,GREENBELT,MD 20771
[2] NASA,JET PROPULS LAB,PASA DENA,CA
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10.1029/GL017i001p00081
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
A three dimensional linear model of orographically forced gravity waves (mountain waves) using realistic topography is used to simulate a high altitude (20 km) ER‐2 encounter with a large mountain wave over Alexander Island (72° W, 69° −72° S). Reasonable agreement between the linear model and observations is obtained if the effects of low‐level flow blocking are taken into account. Copyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union.
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页码:81 / 84
页数:4
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