Current Challenges in Orographic Flow Dynamics: Turbulent Exchange Due to Low-Level Gravity-Wave Processes

Current Challenges in Orographic Flow Dynamics: Turbulent Exchange Due to Low-Level Gravity-Wave Processes

This paper examines current understanding of the influence of orographic flow dynamics on the turbulent transport of momentum and scalar quantities above complex terrain. It highlights three key low-level orographic flow phenomena governed by gravity-wave dynamics: Foehn flow, atmospheric rotors and...

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Main Authors: Simon B. Vosper, Andrew N. Ross, Ian A. Renfrew, Peter Sheridan, Andrew D. Elvidge, Vanda Grubišić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
foehn
stable boundary layer
rotor
wave breaking
downslope windstorm
mixing
scalar flux
drag
parametrization
physically-based
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/9/361

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