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Gap Winds in a Fjord. Part I: Observations and Numerical Simulation. Jackson, Peter L.; Steyn, Douw G.
Abstract
Gap winds in Howe Sound, British Columbia, are described and placed in context by reviewing studies of similar phenomena in other locations. An observational program consisting of a surface mesonetwork and vertical soundings shows that gap winds vary considerably along and across the channel, as well as vertically. Wind strength generally increases down channel, and strongest winds are found below 1000-m depth. Results from application of a 3D mesoscale numerical model to a gap wind case compare reasonably well with observations. Model output reveals more details of horizontal and especially vertical flow structure than is possible from observations. Model vertical cross sections and Froude number output indicate similarity with hydraulic flow. This is further substantiated by a force-balance analysis of model output. Copyright 1994 American Meteorological Society (AMS). Permission to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this work in scientific and educational works is hereby granted provided that the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 USC §108, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a web site or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, requires written permission or a license from the AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy, available on the AMS Web site located at (http://www.ametsoc.org/) or from the AMS at 617-227-2425 or copyright@ametsoc.org.
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Gap Winds in a Fjord. Part I: Observations and Numerical Simulation.
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American Meteorological Society
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1994-12
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Gap winds in Howe Sound, British Columbia, are described and placed in context by reviewing studies of similar phenomena in other locations. An observational program consisting of a surface mesonetwork and vertical soundings shows that gap winds vary considerably along and across the channel, as well as vertically. Wind strength generally increases down channel, and strongest winds are found below 1000-m depth. Results from application of a 3D mesoscale numerical model to a gap wind case compare reasonably well with observations. Model output reveals more details of horizontal and especially vertical flow structure than is possible from observations. Model vertical cross sections and Froude number output indicate similarity with hydraulic flow. This is further substantiated by a force-balance analysis of model output. Copyright 1994 American Meteorological Society (AMS). Permission
to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this work in scientific and educational
works is hereby granted provided that the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in
this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act
or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17
USC §108, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the AMS’s permission.
Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a web site
or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the
above statement, requires written permission or a license from the AMS. Additional
details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy, available on the AMS Web site
located at (http://www.ametsoc.org/) or from the AMS at 617-227-2425 or
copyright@ametsoc.org.
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eng
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| Date Available |
2011-04-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0041885
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Jackson, Peter L., Steyn, Douw G. 1994. Gap Winds in a Fjord. Part I: Observations and Numerical Simulation. Monthly Weather Review 122(12) 2645-2665.
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Reviewed
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Faculty
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Steyn, Douw G.
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