Swiss and Austrian Foehn revisited: A Lagrangian-based analysis

Two different South Foehn types have been described in the literature: the Swiss Foehn is characterized by significant ascent on the southern side of the Alps, hence fulfilling a requirement of the thermodynamic Foehn theory associated with latent heating. On contrast, the Austrian Foehn is characte...

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Main Authors: Michael Würsch, Michael Sprenger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2015-04-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2015/0647