Orographic enhancement of precipitation over low mountain ranges. Part II: Simulations of heavy precipitation events over southwest Germany

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1041-1055

  Kunz, Michael ^a   Kottmeier, Christoph ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; EVAPORATION; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND EFFECTS;

HYDROMETEOR DRIFTING; MOIST STATIC STABILITY; STRATIFORM HEAVY PRECIPITATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; HYDROSTATICS; MOISTURE FLUX; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33749408733     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2390.1     Document Type: Article

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