Small-scale spatial gradients in climatological precipitation on the Olympic Peninsula
Anders AM, Roe GH, Durran DR, Minder JR. 2007. Small-scale spatial gradients in climatological precipitation on the Olympic Peninsula. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 8:1068-1081
From the Abstract: "Persistent 10-km scale gradients in climatological precipitation tied to topography are documented with a finescale rain and snow gauge network in the Matheny Ridge area of the Olympic Mountains of Washington State. ... A computationally simple model of orographic precipitation is shown to reporduce the major features of the event precipitation pattern on the windward side of the range. This simple model can be coupled to landscape evolution models to examine the impact of long-term spatial variability in precipitation on the evolution of topography over thousands to millions of years."
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Anders, Alison; Roe, Gerard; Durran, Dale; Minder, Justin
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Climate, Physical Sciences, Precipitation