SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENTS IN ARMENIA RELATED TO PASSAGES OF COLD ATMOSPHERIC FRONTS FROM NORTH-WEST
Synoptic analysis of passages of cold fronts from north-west giving rise to heavy precipitation events in Armenia is presented. Synoptic analysis is based on analysis of weather maps, weather data from 32 meteorological stations, satellite images, Japa- nese reanalysis data (JRA-25) and daily precipitation amounts data of Global Precipita- tion Climatology Project One Degree Daily (GPCP 1DD) over the period 2001-2009.