Mountain Meteorology is the subdiscipline of meteorology that studies atmospheric processes and weather phenomena in mountainous regions, where terrain topography and elevation significantly modify atmospheric circulation, dynamics, and precipitation patterns.
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Why Mountain Passes are Higher in the Tropics
Daniel H. Janzen · The American Naturalist · 1967 · 2.1K citations
Vegetation of the Great Smoky Mountains
R. H. Whittaker · Ecological Monographs · 1956 · 1.9K citations
Temperature index melt modelling in mountain areas
Regine Hock · Journal of Hydrology · 2003 · 1.6K citations
Trends in Total Precipitation and Frequency of Daily Precipitation Extremes over China
Panmao Zhai, Xuebin Zhang, Hui Wan et al. · Journal of Climate · 2005 · 1.4K citations · Full text
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Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
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NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, United States
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Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Beijing, China
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Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
Beijing, China
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University of Washington
Seattle, United States
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China Meteorological Administration
Beijing, China
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Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
Beijing, China
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- Monthly Weather Review
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- Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
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- Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
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- International Journal of Climatology
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See also Mountain Meteorology | |
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Terrain Effects | Thermally Driven Circulations Slope Winds Valley Winds Valley Network Geometry Topographic Position Index Orographic Lifting Slope Aspect |
Orographic Precipitation | Orographic Lifting Cloud Microphysics Leeward Precipitation Contrast Foehn Effects |
Wind Systems | Thermally Driven Circulations Slope Winds Valley Winds Foehn Winds |
Forecasting Challenges | Foehn Effects Convective Cloud Systems Thermally Driven Circulations |