Articles | Volume 3, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-279-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-279-2022
Research article
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25 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 25 Mar 2022

Is it north or west foehn? A Lagrangian analysis of Penetration and Interruption of Alpine Foehn intensive observation period 1 (PIANO IOP 1)

Manuel Saigger and Alexander Gohm

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wcd-2021-65', Ian Renfrew, 08 Nov 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on wcd-2021-65', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Nov 2021
  • AC1: 'Comment on wcd-2021-65', Manuel Saigger, 20 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Manuel Saigger on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Dec 2021) by Sebastian Schemm
RR by Ian Renfrew (07 Jan 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (10 Jan 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jan 2022) by Sebastian Schemm
AR by Manuel Saigger on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (28 Jan 2022) by Sebastian Schemm
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Short summary
In this work a special form of a foehn wind in an Alpine valley with a large-scale northwesterly flow is investigated. The study clarifies the origin of the air mass and the mechanisms by which this air enters the valley. A trajectory analysis shows that the location where the main airstream passes the crest line is more suitable for a foehn classification than the local or large-scale wind direction. Mountain waves and a lee rotor were crucial for importing air into the valley.