Reflection of nonlinear mountain waves by critical levels: behaviour of the reflection coefficient
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DOI: 10.1002/qj.3722
Abstract: Critical levels, where the wind vanishes in the atmosphere, are of key importance for gravity wave drag parametrization. The reflectivity of these levels to mountain waves is investigated here using a combination of high-resolution numerical… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; reflection coefficient; mountain; critical levels ... See more keywords