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Note on the Theory of Topographically Forced Planetary Waves in the Atmosphere

BARRY SALTZMANDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

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FRANK E. IRSCH IIIDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

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Print Publication:
01 Jun 1972
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1972)100<0441:NOTTOT>2.3.CO;2
Page(s):
441–444
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Abstract

Estimates of the mean vertical motions at the earth's surface associated with airflow over topography are presented for Northern Hemisphere winter and summer conditions, and the implications of these estimates for the theory of mean stationary waves in the atmosphere are discussed.

Abstract

Estimates of the mean vertical motions at the earth's surface associated with airflow over topography are presented for Northern Hemisphere winter and summer conditions, and the implications of these estimates for the theory of mean stationary waves in the atmosphere are discussed.

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