Shadows in the Hudson Valley Hudson Valley Ambient Meteorology Study (HVAMS) National Science Foundation, Physical Meteorology Section David R. Fitzjarrald, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, UAlbany, SUNY Jeffrey M. Freedman, Atmospheric Information Services and Ricardo K. Sakai 1 , Matt Czikowsky 1 , Alex Tsoyref 1 , and Jessica Neiles 2 1. ASRC 2. NWS, Wilmington, NC Thomas Cole: River in the Catskills (1830s)
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Precipitation Shadows in the Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley Ambient Meteorology Study
(HVAMS)
National Science Foundation, Physical Meteorology SectionDavid R. Fitzjarrald, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center,
UAlbany, SUNYJeffrey M. Freedman, Atmospheric Information Services
and Ricardo K. Sakai1, Matt Czikowsky1, Alex Tsoyref1, and Jessica Neiles2
•Distinct precipitation shadows downwind of Catskill Escarpment
•Hint of mountain waves (ducted gravity waves?)
•Need further study: incorporate data from other networks (NYCDEP); stability parameters from model soundings
Acknowledgments•University at Albany participation:ASRC: Scientists David Fitzjarrald, Ricardo Sakai (Ph. D. ‘00)
Technician Alex Tsoyref
Graduate Student: Matt Czikowsky (M. Sc. ‘03)
Project Assistant: Jessica Neiles (B. Sc. ‘03)
Undergraduate students:
Jason Herb
Kim Sutkevich
Aaron Feinberg
•Atmospheric Information Services: •Co-Investigator: Jeff Freedman, (Ph. D. ‘00)
•Brazilian collaborators from the U. of Santa Maria, RS:
Osvaldo Moraes (postdoctoral visitor ‘90)
Otávio Acevedo (Ph. D. ‘01)
Rodrigo da Silva (visiting grad. Student ‘02,’03)
Acknowledgments
Facilities made available through the Deployment Pool funds ofThe NSF:• Wyoming King Air instrumented aircraft• 9 ISSF automatic weather stations from the National
Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAR), Boulder CO• TAOS tethered balloon sounder (NCAR)
Facility available through collaboration with the University ofAlabama, Huntsville: MIPS
• Collaboration with NOAA/NWS Radar wind profiler at Schenectady airport Additional balloon soundings at the National Weather Service