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contributor authorCarissimo, B. C.
contributor authorPierrehumbert, R. T.
contributor authorPham, H. L.
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:28:19Z
date available2017-06-09T14:28:19Z
date copyright1988/07/01
date issued1988
identifier issn0022-4928
identifier otherams-19845.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4156006
description abstractThe pressure drag vector for a limited domain including the Alps is estimated for the ALPEX period of March and April 1982. All of the reported, three hourly, surface pressure data in the domain are used and maps of analyzed deviation surface pressure are obtained for the mountainous area. The very important drag values previously reported are confirmed and shown to occur when tight pressure gradients are localized above the steep orography. The peak values are found to be sensitive to the resolution of the analysis. A composite of the large drag variations occurring in relation to frontal passage and cyclogenesis is constructed. The diurnal cycle observed during periods of quiet synoptic activity is discussed. The observed drag compares favorably with the drag in the simulation of a case of cyclogenesis using a numerical model with comparable horizontal resolution.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleAn Estimate of Mountain Drag during ALPEX for Comparison with Numerical Models
typeJournal Paper
journal volume45
journal issue13
journal titleJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045<1949:AEOMDD>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage1949
journal lastpage1960
treeJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences:;1988:;Volume( 045 ):;issue: 013
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