SYNOPTIC-SCALE WEATHER DISTURBANCES THAT INFLUENCE FIRE CLIMATE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING NORMALLY DRY PERIODS.

Abstract

Fire climate is affected by temperature, humidity, windspeed, precipitation, and cloud cover. In Southeast Asia, the two major factors are rainfall and cloud cover. The scope of this study was to determine when, how long, and by what mechanism the normally dry period in SEA is interrupted by rain and clouds. The report investigates the origins, frequency, persistence, dissipation, dynamics and kinematics, and the associated fire climate of the synoptic-scale disturbance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696086

Entities

People

  • Morris H. Mccutchan
  • Robert S. Helfman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Climate
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Dissipation
  • Dynamics
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Frequency
  • Humidity
  • Kinematics
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Precipitation
  • Rain
  • Southeast Asia
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology