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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. 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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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earth—the state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah’s powder lives up to its reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard regions beyond Utah, providing a meteorological guide to mountain weather and snow climates around...
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