Synoptic and mesoscale controls on Sierra Nevada rain shadow intensity

Benjamin Hatchett, Desert Research Institute Reno, Reno, United States, Michael Kaplan, Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Reno, NV, Reno, United States, Jonathan J Rutz, NOAA Camp Springs, Camp Springs, MD, United States and Christopher Garner, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, United States