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Flow over an isolated hill of moderate slope
Author(s) -
Mason P. J.,
Sykes R. I.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710544405
Subject(s) - ridge , geology , turbulence , flow (mathematics) , geometry , geomorphology , meteorology , mathematics , physics , paleontology
A two‐dimensional theory of Jackson and Hunt for turbulent flow over a shallow ridge is extended to three‐dimensional topography. The results are compared both with theoretical results for a ridge and with surface wind observations from a nearly circular isolated hill. Agreement between theory and observations is encouraging.