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Occult cloudwater deposition to a forest in complex terrain : measurement and interpretation

Creator:

Kowalski, Andrew S.

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Occult deposition is the direct uptake of cloudwater by vegetation that comes into physical contact with wind-driven cloud droplets. This can be a significant pathway for hydrological and chemical fluxes from the atmosphere to some forests. Methods for estimating cloudwater fluxes to forests are reviewed. Previous studies have neglected the...

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Dissertation

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submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor
The relationship of precipitation in the western United States to variations in the outgoing long-wave radiation field over the tropical Pacific : the role of the mid-latitude circulation

Creator:

Twining, David S.

Abstract:

The relationship between the outgoing long-wave radiation (OLR) field over the tropical Pacific and wintertime monthly precipitation for the western U. S. is investigated, using the mid-latitude upper-air circulation as an intermediary. Principal components (PC's) of the 500mb monthly averaged height field over the NE Pacific and western North America...

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Dissertation

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precipitation model. 178 APPENDIX B: A study of Oregon precipitation patterns resulting from passages of