The 500hPa Wintertime Pacific Ridge: Characteristics of Position and Intensity and its Influence on Southwest U.S. Precipitation

abstract: The characteristics of the wintertime 500hPa height surface, the level of non-divergence and used for identifying/observing synoptic-scale features (ridges and troughs), and their impact on precipitation are of significance to forecasters, natural resource managers and planners across the...

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Other Authors: Nolte, Jessica (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18708