Statistical comparison of radar echoes of convective precipitation between the northern Alps and its foreland
Abstract
The echofrequency of showers and thunderstorms for 100 sq km, measured by radar, is used as a parameter of convective activity of a region. The position of the DFVLR weather radar (3.2 cm wave length) near the Alps with plain regions in the northern part of its panorama range and mountain areas in the south allows comparisons or quantitative calculations of the echo frequency in these orographic regions. The evaluations of radar measurements show an enhancement of convective precipitation activity in the alpine region compared with the northern plain areas within the radar range.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8528215S
- Keywords:
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- Alpine Meteorology;
- Convection Clouds;
- Meteorological Radar;
- Orography;
- Radar Echoes;
- Rain;
- Alps Mountains (Europe);
- Clouds (Meteorology);
- Meteorological Charts;
- Plains;
- Precipitation (Meteorology);
- Radar Range;
- Communications and Radar