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contributor authorGrubišić, Vanda
contributor authorDoyle, James D.
contributor authorKuettner, Joachim
contributor authorDirks, Richard
contributor authorCohn, Stephen A.
contributor authorPan, Laura L.
contributor authorMobbs, Stephen
contributor authorSmith, Ronald B.
contributor authorWhiteman, C. David
contributor authorCzyzyk, Stanley
contributor authorVosper, Simon
contributor authorWeissmann, Martin
contributor authorHaimov, Samuel
contributor authorDe Wekker, Stephan F. J.
contributor authorChow, Fotini Katopodes
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:21:48Z
date available2017-06-09T16:21:48Z
date copyright2008/10/01
date issued2008
identifier issn0003-0007
identifier otherams-66491.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4207832
description abstractThe Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) is a coordinated international project, composed of an observational field campaign and a research program, focused on the investigation of atmospheric rotors and closely related phenomena in complex terrain. The T-REX field campaign took place during March and April 2006 in the lee of the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern California. Atmospheric rotors have been traditionally defined as quasi-two-dimensional atmospheric vortices that form parallel to and downwind of a mountain ridge under conditions conducive to the generation of large-amplitude mountain waves. Intermittency, high levels of turbulence, and complex small-scale internal structure characterize rotors, which are known hazards to general aviation. The objective of the T-REX field campaign was to provide an unprecedented comprehensive set of in situ and remotely sensed meteorological observations from the ground to UTLS altitudes for the documentation of the spatiotem-poral characteristics and internal structure of a tightly coupled system consisting of an atmospheric rotor, terrain-induced internal gravity waves, and a complex terrain boundary layer. In addition, T-REX had several ancillary objectives including the studies of UTLS chemical distribution in the presence of mountain waves and complex-terrain boundary layer in the absence of waves and rotors. This overview provides a background of the project including the information on its science objectives, experimental design, and observational systems, along with highlights of key observations obtained during the field campaign.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleThe Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment
typeJournal Paper
journal volume89
journal issue10
journal titleBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
identifier doi10.1175/2008BAMS2487.1
journal fristpage1513
journal lastpage1533
treeBulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2008:;volume( 089 ):;issue: 010
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