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orographic turbulence

Scope: climate
Papers: 6 | Mentions: 10

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Definition

Atmospheric turbulence generated by airflow over mountainous terrain leading to enhanced mixing and modified precipitation processes

Related Terms (7)

orographic enhancementmountain precipitationOPGorographic precipitation gradientprecipitation gradientturbulent layermountain-induced turbulence

Publications (10)

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Snow microphysical processes in orographic turbulence revealed by cloud radar and in situ snowfall camera observations

2026Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicscentral
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Measurement report: An investigation of the spatiotemporal variability in aerosols in the mountainous terrain of the upper Colorado River basin using SAIL-Net

2025Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicsframework
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Cold-season precipitation sensitivity to microphysical parameterizations: hydrologic evaluations leveraging snow lidar datasets

2024Journal of Hydrometeorologycontext
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Cold-season precipitation sensitivity to microphysical parameterizations: hydrologic evaluations leveraging snow lidar datasets

2024Journal of Hydrometeorologycentral
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The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign

2023Bulletin of the American Meteorological Societyprimary focus
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Evaluating 3 decades of precipitation in the Upper Colorado River basin from a high-resolution regional climate model

2023Geoscientific Model Developmentcentral
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Evaluating 3 decades of precipitation in the Upper Colorado River basin from a high-resolution regional climate model

2023Geoscientific Model Developmentmeasured variable
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Evaluating 3 decades of precipitation in the Upper Colorado River basin from a high-resolution regional climate model

2023Geoscientific Model Developmenttested
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The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign

2023Bulletin of the American Meteorological Societycentral
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The influence of orbital parameters on the North American Monsoon system during the Last Interglacial Period

2021Journal of Quaternary Sciencemeasured

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water balance

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evapotranspiration

process8 shared papers

leaf water content

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latitudinal gradient

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orographic turbulence

process8 shared papers