Airflow within major Alpine river valleys under heavy rainfall

This study documents the airflow within major Alpine river valleys in the presence of precipitation. The analysis seeks a conceptual understanding of the effect of rain on the valley flow. Ground‐based and airborne Doppler radar and surface data from the Mesoscale Alpine Programme show that during p...

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Published in:Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 2003-01, Vol.129 (588), p.411-431
Main Authors: Steiner, Matthias, Bousquet, Olivier, Houze, Robert A., Smull, Bradley F., Mancini, Marco
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Doppler radar
Drainage flow
Evaporation
Melting
Mesoscale Alpine Programme
Orographic precipitation
Subsidence
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