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Exercise 10 - Other examples
 
Try to identify other areas in Europe where similar weather conditions may occur.
Use an atlas with elevation and precipitation maps.

Study the weather over a period of time. If necessary, use the web sites shown in Links. Find conditions similar to the one described here.

How do these weather conditions affect other areas in Europe?
 
 
 


Foehn
IntroductionBackground
Exercises
IntroductionPhotos from the planeMeteosat imagesNOAA imagesCloud filmSurface mapsJet StreamInterview with co-pilotSimulation of the
Foehn situation
Links
Satellite images from SareptaMETEOSAT images from EUMETSATSurface mapsInternet Weather sourceNOAAEuropean weather chartsJet StreamForecast Charts for the Jet Stream
Videos
Cloud videoLakes of Albani and Nemi videoPlains of Po river valley and foothills of the Alps videoCloud cover south of Hanover, Germany videoDevelopment of weather systems animationInterview with co-pilotMathematical simulation of foehn
situation, 15-16 March 2000
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