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Reference Number	GR9/04058
Title	Observation of flow through a mountain pass
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 25%; Not Energy Related 75%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Prof S (Stephen ) Mobbs No email address given School of Earth and Environment University of Leeds
Award Type	R&D
Funding Source	NERC
Start Date	01 February 1999
End Date	31 January 2001
Duration	24 months
Total Grant Value	£25,109
Industrial Sectors	Power
Region	Yorkshire & Humberside
Programme	CONNECT B
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Prof S (Stephen ) Mobbs , School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (100.000%)
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Objectives	Objectives not supplied
Abstract	The project will contribute to the dynamics of gap flow (GAP) project during the 1999 Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) special observing period. The GAP project will assess the importance of flow through a mountain pass to the overall mesoscale flow in the Alpine region. A chain of eight microbarographs, plus three masts, each with sonic anemometers at two heights, will be deployed along the floor of the Wipptal valley (Brenner pass). These will be used to identify the positions of hydraulic jumps and to estimate the relative importance of surface friction to the flow through the pass. The project will involve collaboration with numerous other international research groups contributing to MAP and will draw upon the vast range of observing systems made available through these collaborations. In particular, use will be made of radiosondes, wind profilers and aircraft.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	05/09/08