Downscaling an intense precipitation event in complex terrain: the importance of high grid resolution

Floods due to intense rainfall are a major hazard to both people and infrastructure in western Norway. Here steep orography enhances precipitation and the complex terrain channels the runoff into narrow valleys and small rivers. In this study we investigate a major rainfall and flooding event in Oct...

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Main Authors: Marie Pontoppidan, Joachim Reuder, Stephanie Mayer, Erik W. Kolstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
Subjects:
WRF
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2016.1271561