orographic precipitation

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Knowledge graph centered on orographic precipitation with 71 nodes and 216 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Crested Butte, climatological variability, Winter snowpack.

Definition

Enhancement of precipitation resulting from orographic effects including mechanical uplift, lee-side convergence, and convection triggered by differential heating

Related Terms (7)

orographic enhancementmountain precipitationOPGorographic precipitation gradientprecipitation gradientturbulent layermountain-induced turbulence

Publications (6)

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

2026Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

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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 Physics

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Cold-season precipitation sensitivity to microphysical parameterizations: hydrologic evaluations leveraging snow lidar datasets

2024Journal of Hydrometeorology

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The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign

2023Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

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

2023Geoscientific Model Development

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The influence of orbital parameters on the North American Monsoon system during the Last Interglacial Period

2021Journal of Quaternary Science

orographic precipitation

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Definition

Related Terms (7)

Publications (6)

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

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

Cold-season precipitation sensitivity to microphysical parameterizations: hydrologic evaluations leveraging snow lidar datasets

The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign

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

The influence of orbital parameters on the North American Monsoon system during the Last Interglacial Period

Related Concepts (10)

Precipitation Variability

Winter snowpack

evapotranspiration

Predictive climate modeling

stream ice formation

cloud detection

valley wind reversal

Wind flow

cloud seeding / weather modification

Temperature inversion