Department of Meteorology, University of Reading

Mountain waves

A generic definition of "mountain wave", or "lee wave", from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_wave

A glossary definition of "mountain wave", by the American Meteorological Society: http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Mountain_wave

A YouTube video explaining what a mountain wave is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdAiKYWAlok

Downslope windstorms

A glossary definition of "downslope windstorm", by the American Meteorological Society: http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Downslope_windstorm

An article from UCAR, about the famous Boulder downslope windstorms: https://www.ucar.edu/communications/factsheets/winds.html

An article by Dale Durran (University of Washington) on the physics of downslope windstorms: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/2008Q4/505/Lab6_downslope_winds.pdf

A YouTube video explaining what downslope windstorms are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rH4sMCpk1c

Trapped lee waves

A glossary definition of "mountain wave", by the American Meteorological Society: http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Mountain_wave

A generic definition of "mountain wave", or "lee wave", from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_wave

An article by Dale Durran (University of Washington) on the physics of mountain waves and lee waves: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/2010Q1/536/2003AP_lee_waves.pdf

A YouTube video explaining what trapped lee waves are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQ_tIa-py4

Lee wave rotors

An article from the UK Met Office, explaining what lee wave rotors are: http://research.metoffice.gov.uk/research/apr/rotors.html

Web page about the Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX), by the University of Utah: http://www.inscc.utah.edu/~whiteman/T_REX/

Mountain wave turbulence

Web page of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau about mountain wave turbulence: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/2009/mountain-wave-and-associated-turbulence.aspx

NOAA's National Weather Service web page on mountain wave turbulence: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/aviation/front/11nov-front.pdf