Exchange processes in the atmospheric boundary layer over mountainous terrain

S Serafin, B Adler, J Cuxart, SFJ De Wekker, A Gohm… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
The exchange of heat, momentum, and mass in the atmosphere over mountainous terrain is
controlled by synoptic-scale dynamics, thermally driven mesoscale circulations, and …

Atmospheric pollutant dispersion over complex terrain: Challenges and needs for improving air quality measurements and modeling

L Giovannini, E Ferrero, T Karl, MW Rotach, C Staquet… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pollutant dispersion processes over complex terrain are much more complicated than over
flat areas, as they are affected by atmospheric interactions with the orography at different …

Extreme cooling and dense water formation estimates in open and coastal regions of the Adriatic Sea during the winter of 2012

I Janeković, H Mihanović, I Vilibić… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Generation of dense waters in the Adriatic Sea during an extreme cooling event in the winter
of 2012, including its preconditioning and spreading phases, have been investigated using …

On the predominance of unstable atmospheric conditions in the marine boundary layer offshore of the US northeastern coast

CL Archer, BA Colle, DL Veron, F Veron… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The marine boundary layer of the northeastern US is studied with focus on wind speed,
atmospheric stability, and turbulent kinetic energy (TKE), the three most relevant properties …

Large‐eddy simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer over an Alpine glacier: Impact of synoptic flow direction and governing processes

B Goger, I Stiperski, L Nicholson… - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The mass balance of mountain glaciers is of interest for several applications (eg, local
hydrology or climate projections), and turbulent fluxes can be an important contributor to …

Turbulence in breaking mountain waves and atmospheric rotors estimated from airborne in situ and Doppler radar measurements

L Strauss, S Serafin, S Haimov… - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric turbulence generated in flow over mountainous terrain is studied using
airborne in situ and cloud radar measurements over the Medicine Bow Mountains in …

Balancing accuracy and efficiency of atmospheric models in the northern Adriatic during severe bora events

C Denamiel, I Tojčić, I Vilibić - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In process‐oriented studies, accurate representation of severe bora rotor dynamics in the
northern Adriatic is known to require the use of model resolutions of the order of 100 m. In …

Not All Clear Air Turbulence Is Kolmogorov—The Fine‐Scale Nature of Atmospheric Turbulence

P Rodriguez Imazio, PD Mininni… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We study a strong clear air turbulence (CAT) event experienced by the German High‐
Altitude Long‐Range research aircraft (HALO) during the Southern Hemisphere Transport …

Clear air turbulence observed across a tropopause fold over the Drake Passage—a case study

P Rodriguez Imazio, A Dörnbrack… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An aircraft turbulence encounter over the Drake Passage is investigated by combining
unique high‐frequency flight level data, vertical profiles of a near‐simultaneous radiosonde …

Mountain-wave turbulence encounter of the research aircraft HALO above Iceland

M Bramberger, A Dörnbrack, H Wilms… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Strong turbulence was encountered by the German High-Altitude Long-Range Research
Aircraft (HALO) at flight level 430 (13.8 km) on 13 October 2016 above Iceland. In this event …