A quantitative analysis of baroclinic instability in extratropical cyclogenesis /

adiabatic forcing for cyclogenesis, particularly during the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gold, David Arthur
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:adiabatic forcing for cyclogenesis, particularly during the
amplification of the low-level cyclone-scale thermal wave by
between the basic-state flow and perturbation PV field,
complete quantitative estimation of the contribution made by
cyclogenetic mechanisms such as Bi to cyclone growth. In all
cyclone development. We introduce a method for partitioning
diagnosed. Downstream translation of the upper wave is found
directly to cyclone growth.
eastern coast. The PTD developed by Nielsen-Gammon and
evolution is dominated by processes involving interactions
extratropical cyclogenesis occuring near the United States'
is argued that this process is not one which contributes
latter stages of cyclone growth, resulting in observed growth
Lefevre (1996) is extended to enable diagnosis of low-level
mechanism, as described by Hoskins et al. (1985), to
Piecewise tendency diagnosis (PTD) is employed to quantify
potential vorticity (PV) anomalies, thereby allowing a
process most contributory to cyclogenesis. Upper-level wave
processes associated with non-conservation of PV modulate the
rates which differ significantly from those which are
rather than by baroclinic amplification. We infer that
superposition and amplification of the participating
the contribution made by the baroclinic instability (BI)
the cyclone growth into parts attributable to vertical
three episodes examined, it is found that baroclinic
to contribute significantly to low-level height falls but it
winds associated with the upper perturbation PV field is the
Item Description:"Major subject: Meteorology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 102 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.