Identification and climatology of Alpine pumping from a regional climate simulation

The thermally driven circulation between the European Alps and the alpine foreland - named Alpine pumping – occurs regularly under clear and calm weather conditions. While previous studies focused on the impact of Alpine pumping on moist convection and transport of air pollutants, this study was mot...

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Main Authors: Maximilian eGraf, Meinolf eKossmann, Kristina eTrusilova, Gudrun eMühlbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/feart.2016.00005/full