Smoothed elevation map of the southern Appalachian region with the stations considered for the study.
Figure 1. Smoothed elevation map of the southern Appalachian region with the stations considered for the study (contours in m MSL, shaded area denotes Smoky Mountains, foehn stations in boldface letters, boldface lines denote state lines). Sites not shown in this figure are the Atlanta observation site (ATL), which is located around 100 km (~60 mi) southwest of Athens, and the Atlanta sounding site (FFC), which is located around 120 km (~72 mi) southwest of Athens.
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