Orographic features—such as mountains and valleys—add another layer of complexity. These geographical characteristics can enhance rainfall through orographic lifting, leading to greater runoff ...

mountain waves, downslope winds, and orographic precipitation. I joined the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder in January of 2008. Investigating ...

Research on orographic precipitation in the Tianshan Mountains further emphasized how altitude and local conditions affect DSD. The study found that the concentration of raindrops varied ...

Dynamics and microphysics of orographic precipitation (since 2006 ... were used to study the dynamics of towering cumuli over the Santa Catalina Mountains in Arizona during their summer monsoon, and ...

The general climate conditions and atmospheric circulation features that affect the 2 mountain regions are assessed ... of cyclogenesis south of the European Alps and the marked orographic effect on ...

Heavy precipitation is falling mostly in mountain areas. A flood watch in also in effect for the coast of central California, ...

The Central Coast region is gearing up for an extended period of rainfall this week, according to the latest forecasts from ...

My research focuses on investigating kinematic and microphysical processes in orographic precipitation ... atmospheric circulation for assessing the impact of climate change on precipitation in ...