Cold domes over the warm pool : a study of the properties of cold domes produced by mesoscale convective systems during TOGA COARE /
(also known as cold pools). Five MCSs sampled during the
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | (also known as cold pools). Five MCSs sampled during the Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE) are analyzed to relate Changes in the specific humidity were not as consistent. The cold domes (cool, weak to moderate winds), that were not Composite soundings of the inflow environment were constructed using flight level data from the NOAA P3s, the data from the DC-8 and rawinsonde data from nearby island and dependent on the increases in wind speed. Stronger cold determine the mean temperature, specific humidity, and wind domes (cool, dry and strong winds) were associated with environments. Data from two NOAA P3 aircraft are used to in temperature and wind speed between the cold dome and the inflow environments led to significant increases in the latent heat fluxes observed in the cold domes were more low-level altitude flight legs ranged from 35 m to 300 m. majority of the cases display a decrease in specific humidity Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are known to cool the NCAR Electra and the NASA DC-8 aircraft, as well as dropsonde necessarily less moist than the inflow environment. properties of the cold domes to those of the inflow sensible heat flux that is dependent on these two variables. ship sites. All the MCSs examined produced cold domes that speeds in the cold domes. Unique to this project is that squall line MCSs, while non-squall line MCSs produced weaker subcloud layer by the introduction of penetrative downdrafts to the surface, resulting in the formation of cold domes Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Coupled Ocean- were accompanied by increases in wind speed. These changes within their cold domes. As a result, increases in the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Meteorology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 89 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |