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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 337
Pub. Date
1981.
Description
The microphysical processes associated with the growth of cloud and precipitation particles during two stable orographic storms are identified.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 331
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
This study focuses upon the mechanisms by which mountains and synoptic weather systems interact to produce characteristic orographic cloud systems. In each of the three case studies, a synoptic cloud component, an orographic cloud component, and a convective cloud component were identified through the analysis of rawinsonde data, vertically pointing radar data, and visual observations.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 138
Pub. Date
1969.
Description
A mountain lee wave field study program using satellite photographs, superpressure-balloon trajectories, ground-based cloud photography, and rawinsonde flights is evaluated.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 318
Pub. Date
1979.
Description
Two detailed, multi-sensor case studies of mesoscale convective storms occurring in summer over the central and eastern Colorado Rockies are presented.
8) Observed characteristics of turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer over mountainous terrain
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 332
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
This study examines the location and development of turbulence in the morning hours of boundary layer development over mountainous terrain. Four case study days are presented which illustrate important features on two types of days observed in the mountains of central Colorado.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 115
Pub. Date
1967.
Description
Satellite photographs during the summer months frequently reveal a weather situation in which strong convective development is observed over the Rocky Mountains and several hundred kilometers to the east of the mountains, while the region immediately to the lee is essentially cloud free. It is proposed that an orographically induced mesoscale wave phenomenon may produce this situation.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 489
Pub. Date
1991.
Description
This study utilizes both an extensive set of observations and mesoscale model simulations to isolate and describe the important influences of complex terrain on Colorado Front Range winter storms, with an emphasis on snowfall distributions. Specifically, the interaction of various types of cold, low level air masses with topography and the larger-scale flow is described.
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 515
Pub. Date
1992.
Description
This study investigates the performance of both the Nested Grid Model (NGM) and Colorado State University's Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) for the 29-30 March 1991 Front Range storm. Through this investigation, a better understanding of both models efficiency and limitations can be assessed as they simulate the multicomponent nature of winter storms in Colorado's mountainous terrain.
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