MESOSCALE STUDIES OF INSTABILITY PATTERNS AND WINDS IN THE TROPICS
Abstract
Comparison of echo motions with winds aloft for a case study of 1800Z, 25 August 1961 is presented. Particular reference is made to the translational motion of precipitation echoes in the tropics, as determined by tracking selected small echoes and cells. These echo motions agree best with the 3-23,000-ft mean-layer wind, with both the 3-10,000-ft mean-layer wind and the 10,000-ft wind as next best. Preliminary results of an echo-height study of certain mesoscale waves in the easterlies are also included. These results essentially suggest that a well known classical cloud pattern for synoptic scale waves in the easterlies is valid on the mesoscale as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0414579
Entities
People
- Harold P. Gerrish
- Homer W. Hiser
Organizations
- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science