A study of lightning activity over the warm pool western Pacific Ocean (TOGA-COARE region) for 1993 /

(DF's) at the Kapingamarangi Atoll, Rabaul, and Kavieng

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rios, Luis Alberto, 1967-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:(DF's) at the Kapingamarangi Atoll, Rabaul, and Kavieng
(e.g., percentage of positive lightning and positive and
activity over the TOGA-COARE region is dramatically different
analyzing some of the more typical lightning parameters
and the MJO reveals a subtle link which is best seen during
appraise any possible link between lightning activity and the
appropriately constructed band-pass filter. The results show
been noted by various researchers that the vast oceanic
between convective available potential energy (CAPE), wet-
bulb potential temperature, and flash rates are examined.
convection, and vigorous lightning activity. However, it has
deployed to the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Coupled
equatorial tropics characterized by strong and frequent
exceeding 10. Figures on the percentage of positive
expanses experience less lightning activity than adjacent
filter to study the possible link between lightning activity
Finally, the lightning data are run through time series
flash rate was not observed to be as well defined as
from that of a typical United States locale with a pronounced
herein presents a look at the characteristics of lightning as
in average values. Also, diurnal variation of lightning
into "land" and ocean" sectors in an effort to assess each
land masses by as much as one order of magnitude. A report
lightning and positive/negative multiplicities agree well
lightning data recorded by each DF are azimuthally separated
local standard time (LST). The relationship between CAPE and
Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) through the use of an
maximum in activity that occurs between roughly 2000 and 0500
methods in an attempt to both better describe the data and to
negative multiplicities), the thermodynamic relationships
Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA-COARE). The
previously suggested, pointing to possible limitations in the
recorded by three individual magnetic direction finders
regimes similarities and differences. In addition to
that lightning activity in this region is remarkably biased
the Northern Hemisphere winter and spring months.
The warm pool western Pacific Ocean is an area of the
theory pitfalls. Finally, the construction of a band-pass
thermodynamic data, CAPE computation procedures and to parcel
towards land masses with land/ocean lightning ratios often
with results from United States studies in pattern though not
Item Description:"Major subject: Meteorology".
In title, numerals are used.
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 97 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.