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Minimum temperature and lapse rate in complex terrain: Influencing factors and prediction

Minimumtemperatur und Temperaturgradient in einem Gebiet mit komplexem Gelände. Beeinflussende Faktoren und Vorhersage

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The spatial pattern of minimum temperatures in an area of complex terrain has been described for a short mid winter period. Separate predictable patterns were recorded for lapse and inversion conditions. A method devised for predicting the (minimum) temperature differences between a plateau and an adjacent open valley was used to classify nocturnal weather conditions.

The effect of vegetation on minimum temperatures was investigated in a number of topographic situations, and nocturnal weather conditions.

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Die räumliche Verteilung von Minimumtemperaturen in einem Gebiet mit komplexem Gelände wird für eine kurze Periode im Hochwinter beschrieben. Separate Verteilungen wurden für Temperaturgradient- und Inversionsbedingungen bestimmt. Eine Methode, die es erlaubt, den (Minimum) Temperaturunterschied zwischen Plateau und benachbartem offenen Tal vorherzusagen, wurde benutzt, um die nächtlichen Wetterverhältnisse zu klassifizieren.

Der Einfluß der Vegetation auf Minimumtemperaturen wurde in einer Reihe topographischer Situationen und nächtlicher Wetterverhältnisse untersucht.

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  1. School of Geography, University of New South Wales, Australia

    G. P. Laughlin

  2. CSIRO Division of Land Use Research, P.O. Box 1666, 2605, Canberra City, A.C.T., Australia

    G. P. Laughlin

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Laughlin, G.P. Minimum temperature and lapse rate in complex terrain: Influencing factors and prediction. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 30, 141–152 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323400

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