A theoretical study of Mountain Waves on Western Ghats

Authors

  • R. P. SARKER Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Poona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v16i4.5682

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a theoretical investigation on the occurrence of mountain waves on the lee of. Western Ghats. The average E-W vertical cross-section of the ghats is represented by a mathematical expression and the expressions for vertical velocity and displacement of streamlines are established for a two-dimensional motion making appropriate approximation in the le6-wave equation. Computation has been made for six cases for the winter season when the wind is more or less westerly and the atmosphere is dry. It appears wave lengths less than 25 km are not important for the Western Ghats. It is. only the longer waves that give appreciable amplitudes. The various cases are discussed in terms of the distribution of wind speed and stability.

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01-10-1965

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R. P. SARKER, “A theoretical study of Mountain Waves on Western Ghats”, MAUSAM, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 565–584, Oct. 1965.

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Vol. 16 No. 4 (1965): MAUSAM

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Research Papers

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