Proceedings of International Symposium on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and Mountain Meteorology

Front Matter....Pages N1-vi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau Meteorological Experiment (Qxpmex) May–August 1979....Pages 3-13
Meteorological Measurement Systems in Mountainous Terrain....Pages 14-29
Seasonal Transition of Atmospheric Circulation in Early Summer, 1979 and the Role of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 30-40
Some Physical Concepts in Complex Terrain Meteorology Derived from the U. S. Department of Energy S Ascot Program....Pages 41-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-86
A General Survey of Surface Radiation and Heat Balance Investigation over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 87-87
Mountain Air Resource Management....Pages 89-107
The Characteristics of Radiation Balance Components During Qxpmex in 1979....Pages 108-141
Attenuation of Solar Radiation By Desert Aerosols and Precipitable Water in the Atmosphere in the Qaidam Basin....Pages 142-156
A Climatic Estimation of Surface Albedo in Summer and the Distribution of Albedo over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 157-161
Mountain Climate Data for Long-Term Ecological Research....Pages 162-169
Basic Physical Characteristics of the Atmosphere near the Ground over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 170-187
An Analysis of the Characteristic Features of the Surface Heat Source and Heat Balance over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau From May to August, 1979....Pages 188-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-216
Impact of orography on global-scale weather forecasting....Pages 217-217
Interpretation of Satellite Observations over Mountainous Areas....Pages 219-226
The Effects of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau on the Mean General Circulation in East Asia in Summer....Pages 227-227
The Influences of Orography on Large-scale Atmospheric Flow Simulated by a General Circulation Model....Pages 228-240
The Thermal Effect of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau on the Formation and Maintenance of Stationary Planetary-Scale Circulation during Summer in the Northern Hemisphere....Pages 241-269
A Model Intercomparison for Homogeneous Flow over Large-Scale Orography....Pages 270-286
Terrain Aerodynamics and Plume Dispersion....Pages 287-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-336
The Hierarchy of Motion Systems over Large Plateaus....Pages 337-337
An Investigation of the Summer Lows over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 339-368
On the Eastward Movement of Qinghai Warm Depressions....Pages 369-386
Characteristics of airflow over and around mountain ranges according to “ALPEX”....Pages 387-394
600 hPa Circulation Systems over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and South Asia in the Summer, 1979....Pages 395-413
Leeside Extratropical Cyclone Development and the Relation of Topography to Acceleration of Circulation....Pages 414-434
An Analysis of Radar Echoes from Convective Clouds over the Nagqu Region in Summer, 1979....Pages 435-470
Low Level Airflow in Southern Wyoming during Wintertime by Aircraft....Pages 471-476
Front Matter....Pages 477-502
Some Facts about the Seasonal Transition of Atmospheric Circulation in Early Summer, 1979....Pages 503-503
The Medium-Range Oscillations of Circulation Parameters over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in the Summer, 1979....Pages 505-513
A Study of the First Arrival of the South Asia High on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 514-535
A Correlation Analysis of Surface Net Radiation in the West Qinghai-Xizang Plateau with the Climatic Annual Variation....Pages 536-545
Fundamental Large-Scale Structure of Mean Precipitation in the Montane United States: Technique....Pages 546-560
An Atmospheric Water Balance over a Mountain Barrier....Pages 561-579
The Source of Water Vapor and its Distribution over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau During the Period of Summer Monsoon....Pages 581-595
Airstream Climatology of Asia....Pages 596-603
A Study of the Coupling Effect of Stratospheric and Tropospheric Circulations in Early Summer, 1979....Pages 604-619
Front Matter....Pages 620-628
Sources of Flow Variability in Barotropic Primitive Equation Models....Pages 629-629
A Numerical Experiment of the Dynamic Effect of Large Scale Topography on the Formation of Subtropical High in the Northern Summer....Pages 631-654
Some Laboratory Experiments Related to Topographic Effects on Rotating and Stratified Flows....Pages 655-667
Front Matter....Pages 668-695
An Investigation Into the Existence of Vortices over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau by Means of Rotary Spectral Analysis....Pages 629-629
The Dynamic Effect of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau on the Formation of Low Level Jet in East Asia....Pages 696-701
Front Matter....Pages 702-728
The General Circulation and Heat Sources over the Tibetan Plateau and Surrounding Areas During the Onset of the 1979 Summer Monsoon....Pages 729-729
The Developments of Thermal Mixed Layer over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in Relation to the Formation of the Qinghai-Xizang High....Pages 731-767
The Tropospheric Energy Budgets of two Heat Source Regions within the Southwest-East Asian Summer Monsoon System: the Arabian Desert Empty Quarter and the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau....Pages 768-776
Observational Studies of the Airflow over and Around the Alps....Pages 777-818
Dynamical and Thermodynamical Effects of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau on Weather Systems During May–August,1979....Pages 819-829
Winter Disturbances in the Southern Fringe of the Tibetan Plateau-1981....Pages 830-839
Studies of Structure of Orographic Lee Waves....Pages 840-853
Interaction of Orography and Heating for Planetary Scales....Pages 854-864
Front Matter....Pages 865-882
Jet Streak Dynamics and Geostrophic Adjustment Processes During the Initial Stages of Lee Cyclogenesis....Pages 883-883
Application of the Variational Method in Objective Analysis of Mountain Flow....Pages 885-901
A One-Level Mesoscale Model for the Diagnosing or Short-Term Forecasting of Surface Winds in Complex Terrain....Pages 902-923
Numerical Modeling of Moist Airflow over Topography....Pages 924-959
A Numerical Model of Slope-Wind Circulation Regimes and Dispersion and Transport of Pollutants in a Valley....Pages 960-974
Turbulent Effects in Large Scale Flow over Orography....Pages 975-989
A Possible Effect of the Tibetan Plateau on the Mid-Latitude Westerly Systems in Producing Rain over the Brahmaputra Valley in Winter....Pages 990-1014
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