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lee wave: a standalone construct

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Meteorology

standing atmospheric gravity waves formed downwind of mountains when stable air flows over them.

In meteorology, lee wave refers to standing atmospheric gravity waves formed downwind of mountains when stable air flows over them. This meaning comes from Scorer (1949) in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.[1]

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References

Scorer, R. S. (1949). Theory of waves in the lee of mountains. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 75(323), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49707532308

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