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Title: The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates

Abstract

The role of mountains in maintaining extensive midlatitude arid regions in the Northern Hemisphere was studied utilizing simulations from the GFDL GMC with and without orography. In the integration with mountains, dry climates were simulated over the interior of North America and central Asia, in good agreement with the observed climate. The results from these experiments indicate that midlatitude dryness is due largely to the existence of orography. 38 refs.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. NOAA, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab., Princeton, NJ (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7066216
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Climate; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5:11; Journal ID: ISSN 0894-8755
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ARID LANDS; CLIMATE MODELS; MOUNTAINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; GEOLOGY; EARTH PLANET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; 540110*

Citation Formats

Broccoli, A J, and Manabe, S. The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.1175/1520-0442(1992)005<1181:TEOOOM>2.0.CO;2.
Broccoli, A J, & Manabe, S. The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates. United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1992)005<1181:TEOOOM>2.0.CO;2
Broccoli, A J, and Manabe, S. 1992. "The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates". United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1992)005<1181:TEOOOM>2.0.CO;2.
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title = {The effects of orography on midlatitude Northern Hemisphere dry climates},
author = {Broccoli, A J and Manabe, S},
abstractNote = {The role of mountains in maintaining extensive midlatitude arid regions in the Northern Hemisphere was studied utilizing simulations from the GFDL GMC with and without orography. In the integration with mountains, dry climates were simulated over the interior of North America and central Asia, in good agreement with the observed climate. The results from these experiments indicate that midlatitude dryness is due largely to the existence of orography. 38 refs.},
doi = {10.1175/1520-0442(1992)005<1181:TEOOOM>2.0.CO;2},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7066216}, journal = {Journal of Climate; (United States)},
issn = {0894-8755},
number = ,
volume = 5:11,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
}