Tuesday, 31 July 2001: 1:45 PM
Mesoscale precipitation structures during the Intermountain Precipitation Experiment
The Intermountain Precipitation Experiment (IPEX) is a
field and research program designed to improve the
understanding, analysis, and prediction of precipitation
in complex terrain. During the February 2000 field phase
of IPEX, seven Intensive Observing Periods (IOPs) were
observed. During this talk, the variety of different
precipitation structures on the mesoscale will be described.
Some of these structures (such as IOPs 4 and 5) are
related to frontogenesis on the synoptic and mesoscale,
whereas others (such as IOPs 2 and 3) are more related to
topographic forcing.
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