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Simulating orographic rainfall

Simulating orographic rainfall with a limited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model under idealized forcing A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan Department of Civil Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan Received: 26 July 2004 – Accepted: 13 August 2004 – Published: 22 September 2004 Correspondenc...

A Dynamical Model of Orographic Rainfall

A dynamical model for orographic rainfall with particular reference to the Western Ghats is presented. The model assumes a saturated atmosphere with pseudo-adiabatic lapse rate and is based on linearized equations. The rainfall, as computed from the theoretical model, is in good agreement, both in intensity and in distribution, with the observed rainfall on the windward side of the mountain. Th...

The influence of orographic Rossby and gravity waves on rainfall

Orography is known to influence winter precipitation in Asia and the Indo-Pacific Ocean by mechanically forcing winds, but the dynamics involved in the precipitation response are incompletely understood. This study investigates how two types of orographically forced oscillatory motions alter time-mean winds and precipitation. The quasi-geostrophic omega equation is used together with previous i...

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Components must be trustworthy if they are worth deploying at all. In this position paper, we identify some ingredients that we think are essential for enabling components to be trustworthy.