Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School/Department

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (xi, 83 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Justin R Minder

Keywords

Mountain weather, Observations, Orographic precipitation, Satellite quantitative precipitation estimation, Warm rain, Rain and rainfall, Mountains, Raindrops, Radiosondes, Condensation (Meteorology), Precipitation (Meteorology)

Subject Categories

Atmospheric Sciences

Abstract

The Chilean Coastal Orographic Precipitation Experiment Pilot Project (CCOPE-2015) was an exploratory field campaign to better understand the mechanisms of orographic precipitation enhancement in the Nahuelbuta Mountains of Southern Chile (38 deg. S.). Observations collected include: (1) surface rainfall from a network of 10 data logging rain gauges, (2) vertical precipitation profiles from a pair of K-band Micro Rain Radars, (3) rain drop size distributions from an optical disdrometer, (4) upstream wind and thermodynamic profiles from radiosonde launches, and (5) aerosol number concentration and size distribution measurements from a condensation particle counter and an ultra-high sensitivity aerosol spectrometer.

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