Secondary generation of gravity waves associated with the breaking of mountain waves From: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | Date: November 15, 1999| Author: | Copyright American Meteorological Society Nov 15, 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

The generation of small-scale gravity waves associated with the breaking of mountain waves in the stratosphere has been simulated within a fully compressible, nonhydrostatic, two-dimensional numerical model. The model includes the mesosphere and offers sufficiently high spatial resolution to characterize the breaking and generation of gravity waves in the stratosphere. The mean flow is initialized by CIRA86 at 40degN in February. A bell-shaped mountain with 30-km half-width and 1.5-km height is located in the bottom of the modeled domain.

The primary wave forced by the mountain ...

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