- ABSTRACT
- 1. Introduction to the field of mountain meteorology
- 2. Atmospheric reference heights: How high is a mountain?
- 3. Mountain geometry
- 4. Disturbed surface winds
- 5. Orographic precipitation
- 6. Mountain waves
- a. Dispersion relation for internal gravity waves
- b. Steady mountain waves
- c. The hydrostatic limit
- d. Hydrostatic waves in a variable atmosphere
- e. Observing gravity waves
- f. Nonlinear wave generation, severe winds, and rotors
- g. 3D mountain waves
- h. Mountain wave breaking and PV generation
- i. Gravity wave drag and wave–mean flow interaction
- 7. Global climate impacts
- 8. Final remarks
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