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Mesoscale Alpine Experiment (MAP)

Project Location: Innsbruck, Austria
Project Dates: 15 September to 15 November 1999
ATD Participation: Electra, ELDORA, S-POL, SABL, GPS Dropsondes

Scientific Objective:
MAP is a concerted, international effort to explore the effects of complex 3D topography on wind, precipitation, and flooding. The two major US MAP Research Program foci are in the area of terrain-induced airflow phenomena and orographically-generated heavy precipitation.


Susan Stringer <snorman@ucar.edu>
Last modified: Mon Feb 21 09:31:47 MST 2000