Original scientific paper

PRECIPITATION AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALPS AND WEATHER TYPES

Jože Rakovec ; Chair of Meteorology, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Gregor Vertačnik ; Chair of Meteorology, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

Statistical investigation is performed to find connections between the two "vectors": one describing weather type (like shape of the geopotential field, wind direction and velocity, stability, moisture, etc.) and the other describing precipitation (for example location of precipitation spot, its area and shape, the accumulated precipitation amount, etc.). The most precipitation-relevant descriptor variables in regions south of the Alps are found to be geopotential height, relative humidity, wind direction and vorticity.

Keywords

precipitation south of the Alps:relief; weather types

Hrčak ID:

64619

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/64619

Publication date:

15.12.2005.

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