Numerical simulation of the generation of gravity waves in a frontal zone
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Authors
Given, Robert Ole
Subjects
Frontal zone
Gravity waves
Hydraulic jumps
Severe storms
Squall lines
Gravity waves
Hydraulic jumps
Severe storms
Squall lines
Advisors
Williams, Roger T.
Date of Issue
1972-09
Date
September 1974
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The generation of gravity waves in a frontal zone is investigated with a numerical model. The solutions show that gravity waves can be generated in a frontal zone by the application of a heating function which varies sinusoidaly with time, and that such waves propagate both ahead of and behind the frontal zone. The amplitude of the waves are directly proportional to the magnitude of the forcing function and to
the period of sinusoidal oscillation. Even with large heating rates, no hydraulic jumps are formed.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Meteorology
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.