A Zonda wind event (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

A Zonda wind event

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A comparison of sounding profiles taken on the windward (west) and leeward (east) side of the Andes Mountains during a Zonda wind event. The position of the wind anomalies varies between the two sides, providing signals to assist forecasting a Zonda wind event.

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Federico Otero

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