Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: One of the primary objectives of MAP was to understand the generation of gravity waves from high complex terrain, and the breakdown of those waves.Several weak to moderate gravity wave events during the MAP field phase were studied with a remarkable fleet of research aircraft equipped with GPS navigation, gust probes, dropsondes and downlooking LIDAR.These data sets have been carefully analyzed and published in the five years since the project.We review these analyses and compare them with advancing theories and models.Airflow blocking, the turbulent boundary layer and low level shear apparently play significant roles in wave generation and breakdown.
Institutions: Yale University, Met Office
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2585216601