A climatology of springtime convection systems over the Northwest Gulf of Mexico and adjacent coasts /
A Springtime (March 15-June 15) climatology of Mesoscale
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| 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 |
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| 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. |