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1986 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

A Comparison of Winter Orographic Storms over the San Juan Mountains and the Sierra Nevada

verfasst von : John Marwitz

Erschienen in: Precipitation Enhancement—A Scientific Challenge

Verlag: American Meteorological Society

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The winter orographic storms over the San Juan Mountains and the Sierra Nevada are compared. The topography of the San Juans is complex while the Sierra barrier is comparatively simple. The barrier jet is well developed upwind of the Sierra Nevada and its development is restricted upwind of the San Juans. The major difference between the storms on the two barriers is that the Sierra Nevada storms are typically maritime while the San Juan storms are continental. The implications for seeding are discussed.

Metadaten
Titel
A Comparison of Winter Orographic Storms over the San Juan Mountains and the Sierra Nevada
verfasst von
John Marwitz
Copyright-Jahr
1986
Verlag
American Meteorological Society
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-17-1_11