Characteristics of large-scale orographic precipitation: Evaluation of linear model in idealized problems

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 78-90

  Barstad, Idar ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b   Smolarkiewicz, Piotr K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear method; Linear model; Numerical modeling; Orographic precipitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROMETERS; MOISTURE;

LINEAR METHOD; LINEAR MODEL; NUMERICAL MODELING; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROMETERS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ADVECTION; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FALLOUT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MOISTURE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34249894708     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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