Virga Rain Virga Storm Summary of 2005-2006 Winter Season (November - March) - 4 Storms

Portland International Airport Weather Station, Oregon (45°35'N , 122°36'W / Elevation: 5.8 m)

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Version 1, 14 August 2012

web page credits: Micheal Tai Bryant, Sandra Yuter

This research is a collaboration by the
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0544766. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

contacts:
Dr. Sandra Yuter seyuter@ncsu.edu