10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes

Session 10: Orographic Flows I

Thursday, 26 June 2003: 9:30 AM-1:30 PM
Chair:  Vanda Grubisic, DRI
Papers:
  9:30 AM
Advances in Mountain Airflow Dynamics
Ronald B. Smith, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Poster PDF (95.4 kB)
  10:15 AM
The dynamics of lee wake formation from a vorticity-vector potential perspective
Craig C. Epifanio, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and R. Rotunno

  10:30 AM
Mesoscale Response of Time-Dependent Mountain Waves
Chih-Chieh Chen, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. R. Durran and G. J. Hakim

  10:45 AM
Rethinking the level-flow paradigm for strong gap winds
Dale R. Durran, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and S. Gabersek

  11:15 AM
Eddy formation and shock features associated with a coastally trapped disturbance
William T. Thompson, NRL, Monterey, CA; and S. D. Burk

Poster PDF (628.1 kB)
  11:30 AM
Coffee Break

  12:00 PM
Lunch Break