UHF Radar Detection and Numerical Simulation of an Episode of Foehn and Lee Waves over the Northern Coast of Iberia

• Published in: Journal of applied meteorology (1988) Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 230 - 240
• Main Authors: Gangoiti, Gotzon, Alonso, Lucio, Maruri, Mercedes, Navazo, Marino, Pérez-Landa, Gorka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.03.2002
• Subjects: Clouds; Coasts; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Humidity; Lee waves; Marine; Meteorology; Precipitation; Radar; Relative humidity; Supernova remnants; Weather; Wind; Winds and their effects; Iberian Peninsula; Europe; ANE, Spain, Pais Vasco, Vizcaya, Bilbao; ANE, Europe, Iberian Peninsula; Spain, Cantabrica Mts; ANE, Spain; Relative humidity; Vertical speed; NOAA satellite; High resolution; Troposphere; Wind velocity; Foehn; Lee wave; Image analysis; Atmospheric dynamics; Mesoscale; Spatial distribution; Atmospheric front; Mountain; Radar detection; Numerical simulation; Wet air; Models; Dry air; Signal to noise ratio

This work shows an episode of foehn- and lee-wave activity over the sea-facing slopes of the Cantabrian Mountain Range, on the northern coast of Iberia, as detected by a wind profiler radar (WPR—LAP 3000 at 1290 MHz) at Punta Galea-Bilbao. Surface meteorological data from the regional network operat...