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Gap Winds

Gap Winds is a localized, channelized low-level wind phenomenon that occurs when synoptic- or mesoscale pressure gradients force air through mountain gaps or constrictions, distinguished from other mountain wind systems by its topographically confined, accelerated flow dynamics.

52

Publications

2.8K

Citations

149

Authors

74

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

Variants

Gap Wind

Parents

Publications

52

A global quantification of compound precipitation and wind extremes

Olivia Martius, Stephan Pfahl, Clément Chevalier · Geophysical Research Letters · 2016 · 243 citations · Full text

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Air–Sea Interaction over the Eastern Pacific Warm Pool: Gap Winds, Thermocline Dome, and Atmospheric Convection*

Shang‐Ping Xie, Haiming Xu, William S. Kessler et al. · Journal of Climate · 2005 · 181 citations · Full text

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The Structure and Evolution of Gap Outflow over the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico

W. James Steenburgh, David M. Schultz, Brian A. Colle · Monthly Weather Review · 1998 · 148 citations

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Impact of remotely generated eddies on plume dispersion at abyssal mining sites in the Pacific

Dmitry Aleynik, Mark Inall, A Dale · Scientific Reports · 2017 · 127 citations · Full text

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On the onset of bora and the formation of rotors and jumps near a mountain gap

Alexander Gohm, Georg J. Mayr, Andreas Fix et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 2008 · 116 citations · Full text

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Authors

149

  1. DG
    D. G. Steyn

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    3 publications · 119 citations

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  2. JE
    James E. Overland

    NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 263 citations

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  3. PL
    Peter L. Jackson

    University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

    3 publications · 119 citations

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  4. DR
    Dale R. Durran

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 103 citations

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  5. WC
    Wei Cheng

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 57 citations

    2

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Institutions

74

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    624 citations

  2. NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    737 citations

  3. Western University

    London, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    103 citations

  4. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada

    Ensenada, Mexico

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    74 citations

  5. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    374 citations

  6. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    282 citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    145 citations

  8. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

    Mexicali, Mexico

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    41 citations

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Venues

  1. Monthly Weather Review

    11 publications · 629 citations

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  2. Weather and Forecasting

    5 publications · 163 citations

    5

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  3. Journal of Climate

    3 publications · 264 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    3 publications · 201 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 2 publications · 86 citations

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