Two-dimensional idealized simulations of the impact of multiple windward ridges on orographic precipitation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 509-523

  Colle, Brian A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROUDE NUMBER; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT; WINDWARD RIDGE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ADVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROUDE NUMBER; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ADVECTION; FROUDE NUMBER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SIMULATION; SNOW; STRATIFICATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 40949119497     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2305.1     Document Type: Article

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