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BATTLEMENT CREEK FIRE

BATTLEMENT CREEK FIRE

BATTLEMENT CREEK FIRE. USDI, Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction District Glenwood Springs Resource Area July 17, 1976. FUELS. Primary fuel type was Gamble oak A severe frost on 14 June had killed a high percentage of the leaves. WEATHER.

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Ch 10 – Local Winds

Ch 10 – Local Winds

Ch 10 – Local Winds. Ch 10 – Local Winds. Introduction Local winds refer to a variety of mesoscale circulations other than thunderstorms. These circulations fall into two broad categories. Thermally driven local winds are caused by local differences in radiational heating or cooling.

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Understanding Local Diurnal Winds

Understanding Local Diurnal Winds

Understanding Local Diurnal Winds. Sea Breezes and Land Breezes dependent on the differences in heating and cooling between land and water. Upslope and downslope winds forced by the differences in heating and cooling between terrain and lowlands. Sea and Land Breezes. Sea Breeze. Return Flow.

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Understanding Local Diurnal Winds

Understanding Local Diurnal Winds

Understanding Local Diurnal Winds. Diurnal-varying over a day Sea Breezes and Land Breezes dependent on the differences in heating and cooling between land and water. Upslope and downslope winds forced by the differences in heating and cooling between terrain and lowlands. Sea and Land Breezes.

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What can windstorms do?

What can windstorms do?

What can windstorms do?. Image credit: KUSA. Boulder Windstorms. Effects of Windstorms. High winds Rapid temperature shifts Rapid pressure fluctuations Incredible cloud formations. Downslope Winds: Western U.S. Where do downslope windstorms occur in western North America?

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Thermally forced winds due to topography: Slope winds case of study over Costa Rica

Thermally forced winds due to topography: Slope winds case of study over Costa Rica

Thermally forced winds due to topography: Slope winds case of study over Costa Rica. Marcela Ulate. CR-AVE. Motivation. Objective of the mission: Study the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere and to provide information for comparison to satellite observations.

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Thermally forced winds due to topography: Slope winds case of study over Costa Rica

Thermally forced winds due to topography: Slope winds case of study over Costa Rica

Thermally forced winds due to topography: Slope winds case of study over Costa Rica. Marcela Ulate. CR-AVE. Motivation. Objective of the mission: Study the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere and to provide information for comparison to satellite observations.

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Thermally-forced Circulations

Thermally-forced Circulations

Thermally-forced Circulations. Presented by: Daran Rife NCAR RAL 26 Jul 2005. Thermally-driven Winds: Some Basic Concepts. A class of mesoscale circulations driven by horizontal gradients in surface heating or cooling. Land-water contrasts. Elevated terrain. Urban-rural contrasts.

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Gravity wave breaking over the central Alps: Role of complex topography

Gravity wave breaking over the central Alps: Role of complex topography

Gravity wave breaking over the central Alps: Role of complex topography. Qingfang Jiang, UCAR/NRL, Monterey James D. Doyle, NRL, Monterey, CA. Acknowledgements:. MAP scientists and staff. Large Scale Conditions. COAMPS Grid 1 1200 UTC (6 h) October 21, 1999 Terrain (gray scale)

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