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Precipitation Shadows in the Hudson ValleyHudson 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. Sakai1, Matt Czikowsky1, Alex Tsoyref1, and Jessica Neiles2 1. ASRC 2. NWS, Wilmington, NC The Hudson Valley Hudson Valley Ambient Meteorology Study Opportunistic events: heavy rains and rain shadows during IFC History Three Cases 23 September 2003 26 - 27 October 2003 29 October 2003 23 September 2003 KENX Storm Total Precipitation 26 - 27 October 2003 Mountain Waves? Comparatively modest terrain, but… Brady and Waldstreicher (2001) Poconos of NE PA Conditions favoring mountain waves: Decreasing static stability with height Stable layer near mountain top level Decrease of cross barrier flow with height. Eta Model Sounding0600 UT 23 September 2003 Conclusions(?) 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 of The NSF: ? Wyoming King Air instrumented aircraft ? 9 ISSF automatic weather stations from the National Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAR), Boulder CO ? TAOS t