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Meteorological Interpretation of Orographic Precipitation Gradients along an Andes West Slope Basin...

Meteorological Interpretation of Orographic Precipitation Gradients along an Andes West Slope Basin...

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Meteorological Interpretation of Orographic Precipitation Gradients along an Andes West Slope Basin at 30°S (Elqui Valley, Chile)

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Meteorological Interpretation of Orographic Precipitation Gradients along an Andes West Slope Basin at 30°S (Elqui Valley, Chile)

Publisher

Boston: American Meteorological Society

Journal title

Journal of hydrometeorology, 2017-03, Vol.18 (3), p.713-727

Language

English

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Boston: American Meteorological Society

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Contents

To better forecast streamflow and water resource availability, it is important to have an understanding of the meteorological drivers of the orographic precipitation gradient (OPG), especially critical in semiarid mountainous areas. Although forced ascent over topography typically results in precipitation increasing with altitude (positive OPGs), m...

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Meteorological Interpretation of Orographic Precipitation Gradients along an Andes West Slope Basin at 30°S (Elqui Valley, Chile)

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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02351633v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02351633v1

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ISSN

1525-755X

E-ISSN

1525-7541

DOI

10.1175/JHM-D-16-0073.1

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