Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Facilities Newsletter, December 2000. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Facilities Newsletter, December 2000.
  • Serial Title ARM Facilities Newsletter

Creator

  • Author: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program (U.S.)
    Creator Type: Organization
  • Editor: Holdridge, Donna J.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Other: Liljegren, James C.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Technical Contact
  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: US Department of Energy (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Argonne National Laboratory
    Place of Publication: Illinois
    Additional Info: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 2001-01-09

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Monthly newsletter discussing news and activities related to the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program, articles about weather and atmospheric phenomena, and other related topics.
  • Physical Description: 3 p. : col. ill.

Subject

  • Keyword: Seasonal Variations
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Periodicals
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Newsletters
  • Keyword: Meteorology
  • Keyword: Storms
  • Keyword: Temperature Gradients
  • STI Subject Categories: 54 Environmental Sciences
  • Keyword: Moisture
  • Keyword: Weather

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Source

  • Other Information: PBD: 9 Jan 2001

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Report No.: ANL/ER/NL-00-12
  • Grant Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
  • DOI: 10.2172/797938
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 797938
  • UNT Title Identifier: t03677
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc741651

Note

  • Display Note: Additional description: Winter has set its sights upon us, just in time to make the holidays bright. Remembering the joy winter brought us when we were children might help us cope with the hazards and inconvenience of the season, but we can't avoid the coping. The basic mechanisms that support summer storms also occur in winter storms. These mechanisms include low-pressure centers, warm fronts, and cold fronts. As winter approaches, the northern branch of the jet stream dips to the south, bringing cold polar air into the Midwest and Southern Great Plains states. Counterclockwise rotation around a low-pressure center allows relatively warm, moist air from the south to flow northward on the eastern side of the low. Cold air from the north is drawn southward, behind the low-pressure center. Sufficiently cold air and abundant moisture are two ingredients necessary to fuel a winter storm system. The intensity of a storm depends on the strength and position of the jet stream relative to the low-pressure center, as well as horizontal temperature gradients and upper-air disturbances. The most frequent origin for snowstorms that affect the Southern Great Plains states is the lee of the Rocky Mountains. Low-pressure systems develop in this area and move eastward or northeastward, encountering and picking up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Such storms contribute to average annual snowfall levels over the ARM Program sites ranging from 5-15 inches in Oklahoma to 15-30 inches in Kansas.
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