The Transient Gravity Wave Critical Layer.

Abstract

Numerical simulations of gravity wave, critical layer interactions are presented, which confirm theoretical predictions of critical layer behavior and explain important features of gravity wave observations in the atmosphere, including momentum deposition and convective wavebreaking. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1984
Accession Number
ADA141095

Entities

People

  • T. J. Dunkerton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Convection
  • Diffusion
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Gravity Waves
  • Grids
  • Internal Waves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Lapse Rate
  • Shear Flow
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Diffusion
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Packets
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Seismology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.