The recent weather alert for the Northwestern USA and Western Canada has raised significant concerns about heavy rainfall leading to potential flooding and landslides. From March 20 to March 25, 2025, ...

Jackson, R., J. R. French, D. C. Leon, D. M. Plummer, S. Lasher-Trapp, A. M. Blyth, and A. Korolev, 2018: Observations of the microphysical evolution of convective ...

including the high frequency of cyclogenesis south of the European Alps and the marked orographic effect on fronts along the east coast of New Zealand. Other distinctive features of the regional wind ...

This phenomenon is common when cyclones move over land, particularly in areas with hilly terrain, as they cause orographic rainfall (rainfall enhanced by elevation changes). Officials at the ...

Orographic precipitation is a key weather phenomenon associated with the Atlas Mountains. As moist air masses ascend the windward slopes of the mountains they cool and condense resulting in ...

incorporating cutting-edge technology that predicts maximum accumulated rainfall within a 500-meter grid. It takes into consideration the influence of orographic turbulence in mountainous areas, and ...