Numerical Studies Pertaining to Airflow on the West Coast of the U.S., FY98 Annual Report

Abstract

An understanding of the origin and nature of the sudden transition in the local weather from clear skies to dense stratus clouds that often occurs during the spring and summer along the west coast of the U.S. To develop a correct fluid-dynamical understanding of the coastal flows that bring about such sudden transitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA542216

Entities

People

  • Joseph B. Klemp
  • Richard Rotunno

Organizations

  • National Center for Atmospheric Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Electronic Mail
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Pressure
  • Layers
  • Mountains
  • North America
  • Offshore
  • Rossby Waves
  • Shallow Water
  • Stratus Clouds
  • Transitions
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers