Brian Reece
Brian Reece is a Hydrologist for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
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Patterns of orographic uplift in the Sierra Nevada and their relationship to upper-level atmospheric circulation
We examine monthly and seasonal patterns of precipitation across various elevations of the eastern Central Valley of California and the Sierra Nevada. A measure of the strength of the orographic effect called the “precipitation ratio” is calculated, and we separate months into four groups based on being wet or dry and having low or high precipitation ratios. Using monthly maps of mean 700-mb heigh
Authors
Edward Aguado, Daniel R. Cayan, Brian D. Reece, Larry Riddle
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Patterns of orographic uplift in the Sierra Nevada and their relationship to upper-level atmospheric circulation
We examine monthly and seasonal patterns of precipitation across various elevations of the eastern Central Valley of California and the Sierra Nevada. A measure of the strength of the orographic effect called the “precipitation ratio” is calculated, and we separate months into four groups based on being wet or dry and having low or high precipitation ratios. Using monthly maps of mean 700-mb heigh
Authors
Edward Aguado, Daniel R. Cayan, Brian D. Reece, Larry Riddle