Abstract
The effects of latent heat release on the dynamics of mountain lee waves are examined with the aid of two-dimensional numerical simulations, for several situations in which the Scorer parameter has a nearly two-layer vertical structure. Changes in the humidity in the upper layer are found to amplify or damp the wave response, depending on the depth of the lower layer. In most situations, the wave response is significantly more complicated than that predicted by simply replacing the dry stability with an equivalent moist stability in the saturated layer. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2490-2506 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| State | Published - 1982 |