Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Viste, Ellen Marie"

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    • The effect of moisture transport variability on Ethiopian summer precipitation 

      Viste, Ellen Marie; Sorteberg, Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12)
      The main rainy season in Ethiopia occurs during the northern hemisphere summer, when air masses carrying moisture from the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Guinea, the African continent, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, ...

    • Moisture Transport and Precipitation in Ethiopia 

      Viste, Ellen Marie (Doctoral thesis, 2012-05-09)
      With little irrigation and a diverse climate, Ethiopia is a country where the effects of too little precipitation are frequently seen. While the generation of precipitation also depends on local ascent and cooling of the ...

    • Moisture transport into the Ethiopian highlands 

      Viste, Ellen Marie; Sorteberg, Asgeir (Journal article, 2013-01)
      The Ethiopian summer rains occur as air masses of various origins converge above the Ethiopian plateau. In this study, the relative importance of different moisture transport branches has been estimated using the Lagrangian ...

    • Recent drought and precipitation tendencies in Ethiopia 

      Viste, Ellen Marie; Korecha, Diriba; Sorteberg, Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05)
      In 2011, drought in the Horn of Africa again made news headlines. This study aims to quantify the meteorological component of this and other drought episodes in Ethiopia since 1971. A monthly precipitation data set for 14 ...