High-resolution modeling of atmospheric dynamics in the Nepalese Himalaya

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 9882-9896

  Collier, Emily ^a   Immerzeel, Walter W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; WESTERLY;

BAGMATI; HIMALAYAS; LANGTANG VALLEY; NEPAL;

EID: 84945276935     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023266     Document Type: Article

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