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Mountain Wave Effects

Mountain Wave Effects is a meteorological phenomenon characterized by oscillating air currents on the leeward side of mountainous terrain, arising from the interaction of stable airflow with topographic barriers, which distinguishes it from other atmospheric turbulence mechanisms by its periodic, wave-like structure and potential to produce lenticular clouds and severe downdrafts affecting aircraft performance and safety.

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Increased stratospheric ozone depletion due to mountain-induced atmospheric waves

K. S. Carslaw, Martin Wirth, A. Tsias et al. · Nature · 1998 · 235 citations

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THE TERRAIN-INDUCED ROTOR EXPERIMENT

James D. Doyle, Joachim P. Kuettner, Stephen Mobbs et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2008 · 212 citations · Full text

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Observations of Long Nonlinear Internal Waves in a Lake

David M. Farmer · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1978 · 129 citations

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100 Years of Progress on Mountain Meteorology Research

Ronald B. Smith · Meteorological Monographs · 2019 · 108 citations · Full text

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Mountain Waves over Mont Blanc: Influence of a Stagnant Boundary Layer

Ronald B. Smith, Steven Skubis, James D. Doyle et al. · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 2002 · 97 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. AD
    Andreas Dörnbrack

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

    5 publications · 366 citations

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  2. RB
    Ronald B. Smith

    Yale University, United States

    5 publications · 466 citations

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  3. JD
    James D. Doyle

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 336 citations

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  4. RM
    R. M. Worthington

    University of Wales, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 67 citations

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  5. SV
    Simon Vosper

    Met Office, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 242 citations

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  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Met Office

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    967 citations

  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    216 citations

  4. NOAA National Weather Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    271 citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    973 citations

  6. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Agencia Estatal de Meteorología

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    104 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    83 citations

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  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    11 publications · 485 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    7 publications · 166 citations

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  4. Monthly Weather Review

    5 publications · 306 citations

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  5. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

    5 publications · 80 citations

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