[HTML][HTML] Current challenges in understanding and predicting transport and exchange in the atmosphere over mountainous terrain

M Lehner, MW Rotach - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
Coupling of the earth's surface with the atmosphere is achieved through an exchange of
momentum, energy, and mass in the atmospheric boundary layer. In mountainous terrain …

Understanding thermally driven slope winds: recent advances and open questions

S Farina, D Zardi - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2023 - Springer
The paper reviews recent advances in our understanding about the dynamics of thermally
driven winds over slo** terrain. Major progress from recent experiments, both in the field …

Generalizing Monin-Obukhov similarity theory (1954) for complex atmospheric turbulence

I Stiperski, M Calaf - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Monin-Obukhov similarity theory (MOST) forms the basis for parametrizations of turbulent
exchange in virtually all numerical models of atmospheric flows. Yet, its limitations to flat and …

Boundary-layer flow over complex topography

J Finnigan, K Ayotte, I Harman, G Katul… - Boundary-Layer …, 2020 - Springer
We review developments in the field of boundary-layer flow over complex topography,
focussing on the period from 1970 to the present day. The review follows two parallel …

The MATERHORN: Unraveling the intricacies of mountain weather

HJS Fernando, ER Pardyjak… - Bulletin of the …, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
Emerging application areas such as air pollution in megacities, wind energy, urban security,
and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles have intensified scientific and societal interest in …

Dependence of near‐surface similarity scaling on the anisotropy of atmospheric turbulence

I Stiperski, M Calaf - Quarterly Journal of the Royal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Turbulence data from the CASES‐99 field experiment, over comparatively horizontally
homogeneous and flat terrain, are separated based on the anisotropy of the Reynolds stress …

The impact of three-dimensional effects on the simulation of turbulence kinetic energy in a major alpine valley

B Goger, MW Rotach, A Gohm, O Fuhrer… - Boundary-Layer …, 2018 - Springer
The correct simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is crucial for reliable
weather forecasts in truly complex terrain. However, common assumptions for model …

Structure of turbulence in katabatic flows below and above the wind-speed maximum

AA Grachev, LS Leo, SD Sabatino… - Boundary-layer …, 2016 - Springer
Measurements of small-scale turbulence made in the atmospheric boundary layer over
complex terrain during the Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations …

Topographic effects on radiation in the WRF Model with the immersed boundary method: Implementation, validation, and application to complex terrain

RS Arthur, KA Lundquist, JD Mirocha… - Monthly Weather …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Topographic effects on radiation, including both topographic shading and slope effects, are
included in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model, and here they are made …

Similarity scaling over a steep alpine slope

DF Nadeau, ER Pardyjak, CW Higgins… - Boundary-layer …, 2013 - Springer
In this study, we investigate the validity of similarity scaling over a steep mountain slope (30–
41^ ∘). The results are based on eddy-covariance data collected during the Slope …