Mountain Meteorology
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2018
The Impact of Three-Dimensional Effects on the Simulation of Turbulence Kinetic Energy in a Major Alpine Valley. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, doi:10.1007/s10546-018-0341-y. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10546-018-0341-y.
, 2018: Exchange Processes in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Mountainous Terrain. Atmosphere, 9, 102, doi:10.3390/atmos9030102. http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/3/102.
, 2018: Comment on: “Corrections to the Mathematical Formulation of a Backwards Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model” by Gibson and Sailor (2012: Boundary-Layer Meteorology 145, 399–406). Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 166, 153 - 160, doi:10.1007/s10546-017-0297-3. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10546-017-0297-3.
, 2018: Katabatically Driven Cold Air Intrusions into a Basin Atmosphere. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 57, 435 - 455, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0131.110.1175/JAMC-D-17-0131.s1. https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/suppl/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0131.1/suppl_file/10.1175_JAMC-D-17-0131.s1.zip.
, 2018: The nocturnal evolution of atmospheric structure in a basin as a larger-scale katabatic flow is lifted over its rim. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0156.1. http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0156.1.
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The spectrum of topics in mountain meteorology includes, e.g., terrain-forced flows, diurnal mountain winds, and orographic precipitation. Associated with these phenomena are processes, such as turbulence, air pollution transport, and hydrological runoff, that have impacts on society and economy.
The research interest of ACINN is to contribute to a better understanding and ultimately to an improved forecast of these processes. Our work is inspired by the magnificent view from our office windows of the surrounding mountains and the ongoing weather as well as by the tradition of the “Innsbruck school” in mountain meteorology founded in the early 20th century by prominent names such as Heinrich von Ficker, Arthur Wagner, Erwin Ekhart and Friedrich Defant. Meanwhile our profile and knowledge on mountain weather has been significantly shaped by our participation in international field campaigns, such as the ALPEX experiment and the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP), that took place in our immediate neighborhood.
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