Orographic gravity waves induced by variable mean winds: observations at Hofsjokull

Surface pressure and wind observations have been collected at 19 stations spread over the glaciated mountain Hofsjökull during the campaign FLOHOF in summer 2007 in order to explore gravity wave activity due to mean flow variations in time. Hofsjökull has an almost circular shape and, in general, fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joseph Kühnel Egger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2010-02-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0427