Downslope Windstorms. Part I: Effect of Air Density Decrease with Height
Published in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences • Dec 1, 1991
Authors:
Lev N. Gutman
Abstract
In 1985 Smith published a solution of a nonlinear, steady-state, two-dimensional, mesoscale problem concerning airflow crossing a mountain ridge. He used his solution to explain the mechanism of severe downslope winds. In particular, Smith considered the 11 January 1972 windstorm in Boulder, when an...
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