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=== Mountain/Lee Waves ===
=== Mountain/Lee Waves ===
[[File:Mountain waves.png|thumb|Features of mountain waves]]
[[File:Mountain waves.png|thumb|Features of mountain waves]]
[[File:Gravity-waves-tama-iowa.gif|thumb|Clouds formed by gravity waves]]
[[File:Satellite-mountain-wave.jpg|thumb|Mountain waves from NW wind blowing over the Appalachian Mountains in satellite image]]
[[File:Satellite-mountain-wave.jpg|thumb|Mountain waves from NW wind blowing over the Appalachian Mountains in satellite image]]
[[File:Water-vapor-mountain-wave.jpg|thumb|Mountain waves from NW wind blowing over the Appalachian Mountains in water vapor image]]
[[File:Water-vapor-mountain-wave.jpg|thumb|Mountain waves from NW wind blowing over the Appalachian Mountains in water vapor image]]
[[File:SouthSandwich shipwaves.jpg|thumb|Downwind turbulence and lee waves caused by peaks of the South Sandwich Islands]]
[[File:SouthSandwich shipwaves.jpg|thumb|Downwind turbulence and lee waves caused by peaks of the South Sandwich Islands]]


[[File:Gravity-waves-tama-iowa.gif|Clouds formed by gravity waves]]


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Revision as of 09:20, 9 December 2019

Mountain/Lee Waves

Features of mountain waves
Mountain waves from NW wind blowing over the Appalachian Mountains in satellite image
Mountain waves from NW wind blowing over the Appalachian Mountains in water vapor image
Downwind turbulence and lee waves caused by peaks of the South Sandwich Islands


Clouds formed by gravity waves

Local Effects

Nw-ga-mtns-topo.jpg

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