| 单词 | lee wave |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslee wave lee wave n. Meteorology a standing wave generated on the leeward side of an obstacle by an airflow passing over or round it. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > air-wave > others gravity wave1877 lee wave1955 1955 Tellus 7 367 The stationary lee-waves produced by a big mountain often break up into turbulent..whirls or ‘rotors’ in the lower layers of the air flow. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XIV. 417/2 Internal waves have been found in the atmosphere as lee waves (waves in the wind stream down-wind from a mountain) and as waves propagated along an inversion layer. 1982 R. G. Barry & R. J. Chorley Atmosphere, Weather & Climate (ed. 4) ii. 94 A series of lee waves developed in the tropospheric airflow. < as lemmas |
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