Numerical Studies Pertaining to Airflow on the West Coast of the US

Abstract

The long term goal of this project is to improve our understanding and forecasting of coastally trapped disturbances (CTD) that often appear along the west coast of the U.S. in spring and summer. The passage of a CTD is generally associated with a sudden change in the local weather from clear skies to dense stratus clouds. Strong southerly winds may also accompany the leading edge of the CTD in extreme events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA532423

Entities

People

  • Dale R. Durran

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Inversion
  • Layers
  • Leading Edges
  • Mountains
  • North America
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Shallow Water
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Stratus Clouds
  • Topography
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography