Kelvin–Helmholtz billows with horizontal scales of 3–4 km have been observed in midlatitude cyclones moving over the Italian Alps and the Oregon Cascades when the atmosphere was mostly statically stable with high amounts of shear and Ri
Revised: November 4, 2016 |
Published: February 19, 2016
Citation
Medina S., and R.A. Houze. 2016.Kelvin-Helmholtz waves in extratropical cyclones passing over mountain ranges.Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 142, no. 696 Part A:1311-1319.PNNL-SA-116939.doi:10.1002/qj.2734