Session 3 Orographic Precipitation: Part III

Monday, 28 August 2006: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Ballroom South (La Fonda on the Plaza)
Host: 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology
Chair:
Brian A. Colle, SUNY, Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, Stony Brook, NY

Papers:
3.1
A multi-season statistical analysis of orographic rainfall in California's coastal mountains using a GPS sensor, 915-MHz wind profiler, and rain gauges

1:45 PM
3.2
A tailored observational campaign for orographic precipitation—STOPEX
Idar Barstad, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and Univ. of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; and J. Reuder

Presentation PDF (2.9 MB)

2:00 PM
3.3
Effects of cyclone track on precipitation distribution along the California Coastal Range and Sierra Nevada
Barrett Smith II, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. Lin and H. D. Reeves

Presentation PDF (222.0 kB)

2:15 PM
3.4
Differential flow blocking along the Sierra Nevada mountains and its effect on the precipitation distribution
Heather Dawn Reeves, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. L. lin and R. Rotunno

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