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Mountain Wave Clouds

Mountain Wave Clouds is a type of orographic cloud formation that results from adiabatic cooling at the crest of atmospheric mountain waves generated by stable airflow over elevated terrain.

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2017–2026

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Orographic Wave Clouds

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Evidence for inertia gravity waves forming polar stratospheric clouds over Scandinavia

Andreas Dörnbrack, Thomas Birner, Andreas Fix et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2002 · 141 citations

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Widespread solid particle formation by mountain waves in the Arctic stratosphere

K. S. Carslaw, Thomas Peter, Julio T. Bacmeister et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 105 citations · Full text

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Antarctic NAT PSC belt of June 2003: Observational validation of the mountain wave seeding hypothesis

Stephen D. Eckermann, Lars Hoffmann, M. Höpfner et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2009 · 84 citations · Full text

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Significant vertical water transport by mountain‐induced circulations on Mars

Timothy I. Michaels, A. Colaprete, Scot Rafkin · Geophysical Research Letters · 2006 · 83 citations · Full text

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Relevance of mountain wave cooling for the formation of polar stratospheric clouds over Scandinavia: Mesoscale dynamics and observations for January 1997

Andreas Dörnbrack, Martin Leutbecher, Jens Reichardt et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2001 · 71 citations · Full text

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Authors

188

  1. AD
    Andreas Dörnbrack

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

    9 publications · 511 citations

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  2. KS
    K. S. Carslaw

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 341 citations

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  3. SD
    Stephen D. Eckermann

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    6 publications · 344 citations

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  4. BL
    Beiping Luo

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    5 publications · 233 citations

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  5. TP
    Thomas Peter

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    4 publications · 255 citations

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Institutions

87

  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    383 citations

  2. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    272 citations

  3. Langley Research Center

    Hampton, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    389 citations

  4. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    286 citations

  5. University of Wyoming

    Laramie, United States

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    683 citations

  6. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    325 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    447 citations

  8. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    294 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 12 publications · 733 citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    7 publications · 327 citations

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  3. Monthly Weather Review

    4 publications · 86 citations

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  4. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    4 publications · 191 citations

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  5. Atmospheric chemistry and physics

    4 publications · 137 citations

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