On the formation of foehn winds on the northern side of the Alps

Abstract

This is the translated and edited version of a paper entitled “Über die Entstehung der Föhnwinde auf der Nordseite der Alpen“ (On the formation of foehn winds on the northern side of the Alps) by Heinrich von Ficker which was published in Meteorologische Zeitschrift 27, 439-451.

Keywords

• classic paper
• heinrich von ficker
• foehn