THE EFFECTS OF MOUNTAINS ON AIR CURRENTS,

Abstract

A brief discussion is presented about the state of art of research on orographic waves. Analogy is made to water waves. Orographic clouds are described, and the 'rotor' phenomena is explained. Notes are made on the theory of wave motion under ideal conditions and in the different atmospheric layers. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1964
Accession Number
AD0430424

Entities

People

  • Adriano Gazzola

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Mountains
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Systems Analysis and Design