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Some historical footnotes in the field of mountain meteorology are presented. This background provides a brief exposure to the early foundation for current research activities in the collection of meteorological data over complex terrain, physical modeling, and the development of diagnostic and theoretical models of thermal circulations and orographic wave motions. Nascent areas of research, including boundary-layer turbulence and the prediction of weather regimes and pollutant dispersal are assessed in light of the observational and theoretical limitations to be surmounted.
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Blumen, W. (1990). Mountain Meteorology. In: Blumen, W. (eds) Atmospheric Processes over Complex Terrain. Meteorological Monographs, vol 23. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-25-6_1
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