Nor'Wester in the Southern Alps of New Zealand
The image shows a typical weather situation in the Southern Alps of New Zealand with a moist, westerly airflow pushing over the main Divide to create a typical foehn wind pattern (locally called Nor'Wester) in the region. It also shows how the glaciation of the central Southern Alps is influence by the availability of moisture and the dynamic character of the regional climate.
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Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2017
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Stefan Winkler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
5.1 MB
Aspect
3:2
Width
3543 px
Height
2362 px
Brand
Canon
Model
EOS 350D DIGITAL
Exposure
18 mm f/13 1/400 s ISO 100
Software
Canon Digital Photo Professional
Coordinates
-43.4214, 170.3613
Tint
Light gray
Submitted
26 February 2017
Taken
26 February 2008
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