A linear theory of orographic precipitation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1377-1391

  Smith, Ronald B ^a   Barstad, Idar ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; WATER ADVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ADVECTION; AIRFLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 3242670789     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1377:ALTOOP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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