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A STUDY OF A TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT ON WIND IN THE ARCTIC
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: During strong wind conditions there is a pronounced topographic effect on the surface wind at the Arctic Station Barter Island, Alaska. The effect is attributable to the knob of the Brooks Range, which extends northward ...
THE USE OF STRICTLY DEFINED TERMS IN SUMMERTIME FORECASTS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The desirability of using a fixed set of strictly defined terms to describe the areal distribution of summertime showers and thunderstorms in the daily State forecast is discussed, and the feasibility of doing so is ...
ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF A LARGE FALL IN TEMPERATURE AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Three criteria based on the surface pressure distribution at 0130 E. S. T. are developed for large falls in temperature from the 0130 E. S. T. temperature to the minimum the following night. For those cases which meet all ...
AN OBJECTIVE METHOD OF FORECASTING WINTERTIME PRECIPITATION IN NORTHEAST COLORADO
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: General aspects of the problem of forecasting precipitation in northeast Colorado are discussed and the forecast area described. A precipitation day for the area is defined on the basis of the number of cooperative weather ...