References

General Meteorology and Basics

  • BLUESTEIN, H.B., 1993: Synoptic Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes, Volume I, Oxford Univ. Press
  • CHEN, W., SMITH, R.B., 1986: Blocking and deflection of Airflow by the Alps, Mon. Wea. Rev, 115, pp2578
  • DURRAN, D. R., 1990 : Mountain waves and downslope winds. Atmospheric Processes over Complex Terrain (W. Blumen, Ed.), American Meteorological Society, Boston, 59-81
  • GROSSMAN, R. L., and D. R. DURRAN, 1984: Interaction of low-level flow with the western Ghat Mountains and offshore convection in the summer monsoon. MonthlyWeather Review, 112, 652-672.
  • HOUZE, R. A., Jr., 1993: Cloud Dynamics. International Geophysics Series, Vol. 53, Academic Press, San Diego, California, 573 pp.
  • KURZ M. (1998): Synoptic Meteorology - 2nd complete revised edition, DWD
  • LOTT, TEITELBAUM (1993): Topographic waves generated by a transient wind, J. Atmosph. Sci., 50, 1993, 2607 - 2624
  • MYERS, V.A., 1962: Airflow on the Windward side of a Large Ridge, J. Geoph. Res., 67, pp4267
  • PITTS, LYONS (1990): Airflows over two dimensional escarpment, Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 116, 1990, 363-378
  • WESLEY, D.A., PIELKE, R.A., 1990: Observations of Blocking-Induced Convergence Zones and Effects on Precipitation in Complex Terrain, Atmos. Res., 25, pp235

General Satellite Meteorology

  • BADER M. J., FORBES G. S., GRANT J. R., LILLEY R. B. E. and WATERS A. J. (1995): Images in weather forecasting - A practical guide for interpreting satellite and radar imagery; Cambridge University Press, chapter 3.3

Specific Satellite Meteorology

  • CRUETTE (1976): Experimental study of mountain lee - waves by means of satellite photographs and aircraft measurements, Tellus, 28, 1976, 9-523