PRCTURE OF THE MONTH ESSA 8 APT Shows Lee Waves Near Aleutian Islands

picture (fig. 1) of the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands with its subpoint at 51.0 ’ N., 162.4 ’ W. Clearly shown in the photo south and west of Cold Bay, Alaska, are lee or mountain wave clouds (Fritz 1964). The mountain peaks on the Aleutian Chain upstream and to the north of these wave clo...

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Main Authors: Henry W. Brandli, John A. Webb
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Gulf of Alaska
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.395.2257
http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/098/mwr-098-05-0406.pdf
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Summary:picture (fig. 1) of the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands with its subpoint at 51.0 ’ N., 162.4 ’ W. Clearly shown in the photo south and west of Cold Bay, Alaska, are lee or mountain wave clouds (Fritz 1964). The mountain peaks on the Aleutian Chain upstream and to the north of these wave clouds range from 4,000 to 10,000 ft. FIGURE 1.-ESSA 8, Orbit 4057, view (51.0 ’ N., 162.4 ’ W.) on Nov. 3, 1969, at 21:04:35 GMT. The open arrow represents high-level

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