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Lee-side Wake

Lee-Side Wake is a fluid dynamic phenomenon characterized by a region of reduced wind speed and turbulent flow immediately downstream of an obstacle, resulting from flow separation and pressure differences induced by terrain disruption.

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5.6K

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261

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2017–2026

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Lee Wake

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98

Runup of solitary waves on a circular Island

Philip L.‐F. Liu, Yong-Sik Cho, Michael J. Briggs et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1995 · 468 citations · Full text

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Low Froude Number Flow Past Three-Dimensional Obstacles. Part I: Baroclinically Generated Lee Vortices

Piotr K. Smolarkiewicz, Richard Rotunno · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1989 · 409 citations · Full text

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Wind Ripples

Robert P. Sharp · The Journal of Geology · 1963 · 334 citations

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The Dynamics of Wave-Induced Downslope Winds

Joseph B. Klemp, D. R. Lilly · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1975 · 310 citations

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Shallow-Water Flow past Isolated Topography. Part I: Vorticity Production and Wake Formation

Christoph Schär, Ronald B. Smith · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1993 · 237 citations

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Authors

261

  1. RR
    Richard Rotunno

    NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States

    3 publications · 555 citations

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  2. RB
    Ronald B. Smith

    Yale University, United States

    3 publications · 431 citations

    3

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  3. DJ
    Daniel J. Lesieutre

    Nielsen Engineering & Research (United States), United States

    3 publications · 37 citations

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  4. MR
    Michael R. Mendenhall

    Nielsen Engineering & Research (United States), United States

    3 publications · 37 citations

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  5. PL
    Philip L.‐F. Liu

    Cornell University, United States

    2 publications · 496 citations

    2

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Institutions

137

  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1K citations

  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    70 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    958 citations

  5. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    235 citations

  6. Nielsen Engineering & Research (United States)

    Santa Clara, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    37 citations

  7. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  8. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

    Cologne, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    189 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Monthly Weather Review

    8 publications · 365 citations

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  4. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    6 publications · 901 citations

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  5. AIAA Journal

    5 publications · 125 citations

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