A climatology of springtime convection systems over the Northwest Gulf of Mexico and adjacent coasts /

A Springtime (March 15-June 15) climatology of Mesoscale

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hashem, Magda Sami, 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
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Summary:A Springtime (March 15-June 15) climatology of Mesoscale
addition, wind shear and thermodynamic parameters were
analyzed during the initial phases of storm development.
and mesoscale weather features in this area. Comparison with
attention was given to synoptic-scale factors that affect
convective organization. Climatological attributes such as
Convective Systems (MCS) has been established on the basis of
diurnal characteristics and average durations were extracted
embedded line. An examination was performed of the
enhanced infrared satellite imagery. After tracking the
enhanced stratiform rain, embedded unorganized storms,
from a documentation of more than 3@O meso-systems. Also,
Gulf of Mexico and adjacent coastal areas during 1985-1994.
line, asymmetric line, multiple convective bands, and
location was similar to that in more northern latitudes.
MCS. The nine primary classes of convective structure were
mesoscale weather throughout the southern portion of the US.
Moreover, this radar climatology may be used as a resource in
region, the analysis will be informative for determining what
relationship between the synoptic-scale environment with the
satellite imagery and radar reflectivities over the Northwest
severe weather produced by the MCSs was examined. In
similar climatologies conducted in the Central Plains of the
Since a climatological study has never been recorded for this
storm's upper level cloud shield, radar reflectivities were
structure and evolution of these storms. Particular
the planning of field experiments or operations concerning
The systems are tracked using hourly to half-hourly GOES-7
type of interactions there are between synoptic scale forcing
unorganized storms, organized cells, solid line, symmetric
US was made to determine if MCS activity in a semi-tropical
used to classify the organization of convection within the
Item Description:"Major subject: Meteorology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 124 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 97-100.