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Wave-critical Layer Interaction

Wave-Critical Layer Interaction is a theoretical construct in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics that describes the nonlinear feedback mechanism between a propagating baroclinic wave and the localized region of strong vertical shear—its critical layer—where the wave phase speed matches the mean flow velocity, leading to wave amplification, distortion, or breakdown through resonant energy transfer.

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Tropical cyclogenesis in a tropical wave critical layer: easterly waves

Timothy J. Dunkerton, Michael T. Montgomery, Z. Wang · Atmospheric chemistry and physics · 2009 · 401 citations · Full text

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Streaklines in a Perturbed Shear Flow

Francis R. Hama · The Physics of Fluids · 1962 · 179 citations

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Steady water waves with a critical layer

Erik Wahlén · Journal of Differential Equations · 2008 · 163 citations

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The evolution of the critical layer of a rossby wave. Part II

S. N. Brown, K. Stewartson · Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics · 1978 · 160 citations

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Evidence of preferential directions for gravity wave propagation due to wind filtering in the middle atmosphere

M.J. Taylor, Edward H. Ryan, T. F. Tuan et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1993 · 140 citations

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Authors

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  1. TJ
    Timothy J. Dunkerton

    Northwest Research Associates, United States

    8 publications · 748 citations

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  2. MT
    Michael T. Montgomery

    Naval Postgraduate School, United States

    8 publications · 825 citations

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  3. ZW
    Z. Wang

    Naval Postgraduate School, United States

    3 publications · 508 citations

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  4. ZW
    Zhuo Wang

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    3 publications · 289 citations

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  5. ME
    M. E. Goldstein

    Glenn Research Center, United States

    3 publications · 157 citations

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Institutions

101

  1. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    2K citations

  2. Northwest Research Associates

    Redmond, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    589 citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    404 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    123 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    123 citations

  6. Glenn Research Center

    Cleveland, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    347 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    222 citations

  8. Institute of Oceanology. PP Shirshov Russian Academy of Sciences

    Moscow, Russia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

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  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    14 publications · 602 citations

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  2. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    13 publications · 596 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 6 publications · 391 citations

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  4. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    6 publications · 220 citations

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  5. Atmospheric chemistry and physics

    3 publications · 536 citations

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