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Orographic Rainfall

Orographic Rainfall is a type of precipitation that results from the adiabatic cooling and condensation of moist air masses as they are forced to ascend over elevated terrain, distinguishing it from other rainfall mechanisms by its direct dependence on topographic uplift.

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770

Authors

375

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2017–2026

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Publications

310

Development of a new high spatial resolution (0.25° × 0.25°) long period (1901-2010) daily gridded rainfall data set over India and its comparison with existing data sets over the region

D. S. Pai, M. Rajeevan, O. P. Sreejith et al. · MAUSAM · 2014 · 2K citations · Full text

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OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION

Gerard H. Roe · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2005 · 808 citations

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The size distribution of raindrops

A. Best · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1950 · 642 citations

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Climate Change, Atmospheric Rivers, and Floods in California - A Multimodel Analysis of Storm Frequency and Magnitude Changes1

Michael D. Dettinger · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · 2011 · 580 citations

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A spatially comprehensive, hydrometeorological data set for Mexico, the U.S., and Southern Canada 1950–2013

Ben Livneh, T. J. Bohn, David W. Pierce et al. · Scientific Data · 2015 · 424 citations · Full text

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Authors

770

  1. YL
    Yuh‐Lang Lin

    North Carolina State University, United States

    10 publications · 605 citations

    10

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  2. RB
    Ronald B. Smith

    Yale University, United States

    9 publications · 883 citations

    9

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  3. AP
    Ana P. Barros

    Duke University, United States

    8 publications · 556 citations

    8

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  4. RR
    Richard Rotunno

    NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States

    6 publications · 752 citations

    6

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  5. IB
    Idar Barstad

    Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway

    6 publications · 585 citations

    6

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Institutions

375

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    3K citations

  2. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Met Office

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    2.7K citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    1K citations

  7. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

    Bologna, Italy

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    423 citations

  8. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    344 citations

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Venues

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  2. Monthly Weather Review

    28 publications · 1.6K citations

    25

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  3. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

    17

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  4. Atmospheric Research

    16 publications · 530 citations

    16

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  5. Journal of Hydrometeorology

    14 publications · 823 citations

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