Abstract
A high-resolution meso-γ scale indexing of the orographic precipitation over the Judean Mountains in Israel suggests a positive urban precipitation anomaly in Jerusalem. The urban rainfall enhancement for three case studies is found to be 20-30 per cent as compared to only about 10% for the annual normals. The role of the urban 'heat island' and the larger supply of artificial nuclei is discussed. The method presented here is a primary attempt to separate quantitatively urban recipitation effects over highly complex terrain, by applying a physical model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 365-375 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Atmospheric Environment - Part B Urban Atmosphere |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Keywords
- Urban rainfall
- mesoscale rainfall modelling
- orographic rainfall