By Anthony Barone, Class of 2029 Figure 1.  Topographical map of the Tibetan Plateau Orographic drag is the phenomenon in which momentum is exchanged between the uneven topography and the atmosphere, causing momentum fluxes and large-scale circulation alterations. This drag directly affects the amount of precipitation that a region receives. Current climate models use a 2D scheme that does not accurately represent anisotropy, directional dependence. … Continue reading New Climate Model for Rainfall in East Asia