Evaluation of Ensemble‐Based Extreme Forecast Diagnostics for Zonda Wind Prediction
Earth and Space ScienceZonda is a downslope windstorm on the eastern slopes of the Andes in western Argentina. This Foehn‐like phenomenon can produce hazardous, strong, and gusty downslope winds, leading to extreme and rapid warming with severe societal impacts.
Federico Otero, Estíbaliz Gascón
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Downslope Windstorms in the Front Range: A 21-Year Climatological Analysis [PDF]
, 2023 A 21-year climatology of downslope windstorms in Boulder, Colorado is derived from data measured by a meteorological tower at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Flatirons Campus (formerly the National Wind Technology Center). Downslope windstorms
Lipari-DiLeonardo, Serena
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Synoptic structure of severe Zonda downslope windstorms in Argentina
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems ScienceThe Zonda wind is a characteristic Argentinian downslope windstorm that occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains, creating extremely windy, warm and dry conditions with substantial socioeconomic impacts. This study aims to characterise and understand the synoptic-scale atmospheric dynamics, as well as the vertical structure of the atmosphere
Federico Otero +2 more
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The December 2021 Marshall Fire: Predictability and Gust Forecasts from Operational Models
Atmosphere, 2022 We analyzed meteorological conditions that occurred during the December 2021 Boulder, Colorado, downslope windstorm. This event is of particular interest due to the ignition and spread of the Marshall Fire, which quickly became the most destructive ...
Robert G. Fovell +2 more
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Estimation of Turbulent Triplet Covariances for Bora Flows
Fluids, 2021 Bora is a strong or severe, relatively cold, gusty wind that usually blows from the northastern quadrant at the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. In this study bora’s turbulence triplet covariances were analysed, for the first time, for bora flows.
Željko Večenaj +2 more
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The Role of Surface Friction in Downslope Windstorms [PDF]
Journal of Applied Meteorology, 1989 Abstract Numerical simulations of the 11 January 1972 windstorm in Boulder, Colorado, were carded out using a hydrostatic model with a turbulent kinetic energy parameterization to investigate the role of fictional effects in the development of nonlinear mountain waves.
Richard, Evelyne +2 more
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Atmosphere, 2022 Novaya Zemlya bora is a strong downslope windstorm in the east of the Barents Sea. This paper considers the influence of the Novaya Zemlya bora on the turbulent heat exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean and on processes in the ocean.
Anna A. Shestakova, Andrey V. Debolskiy
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Downslope windstorms in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec during Tehuantepecer events: a numerical study with WRF high-resolution simulations [PDF]
Earth System Dynamics, 2019 Tehuantepecers or Tehuanos are extreme winds produced in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, blowing south through Chivela Pass, the mountain gap across the isthmus, from the Gulf of Mexico into the Pacific Ocean.
M. A. Prósper +4 more
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Is it foehn or sea breeze? Eulerian and Lagrangian analysis of the flow in the Jordan Valley
Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2023 For more than one century, the penetration of the Mediterranean Sea Breeze into the Jordan Valley has been studied. At times, the associated downslope westerlies in the Dead Sea area exhibit foehn characteristics, leading to a warming and drying upon ...
Tobia Lezuo +3 more
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A study of the downslope windstorm induced by a low mountains and impacted by a lake surface
Atmospheric ResearchÀkos Horvath
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