FLEET APPLICATIONS METEOROLOGICAL OPERATIONAL SATELLITES (TROPICS-EASTERLY WAVES).

Abstract

Analyses of tropical perturbations in the Atlantic Region (commonly referred to as easterly waves), utilizing observations from meteorological satellites, reveal that five distinctly different cloud distributions occur. These patterns are both linear (similar to the classic Riehl model of the easterly wave) and vortical. The vortical patterns appear most frequently and are often related to a closed cyclonic circulation in the mid-troposphere. Calculations of the horizontal and vertical distribution of divergence and vorticity which are indicative of a mid-troposphere circulation in an intense disturbance are shown. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426875

Entities

People

  • Earl S. Merritt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Earth Observation Satellites
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Observation
  • Perturbations
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Troposphere
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space