A Synoptic Investigation of Maritime Cyclogenesis during Gale.

Abstract

A synoptic diagnosis of two intensive observation periods (IOP 1 and 9) of the Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment (GALE) is conducted. Operationally available data and some preliminart GALE data were used to describe key synoptic and subsynoptic features that are important to the coastal and ocean cycogenesis, and explain the evolution of these features is addressed. A verification of the Navy Operational Regional Analysis and Prediction System (NORAPS) forecasts of these systems is conducted. In both cases mesoscale structure was important in understanding the cyclgenesis event. Cyclogensis of both IOP 1 and 9 represent more complex interactions and processes than the simplified cyclogenesis suggested by the quasi-geostrophic theory. Keywords: Weather forecasting; Explosive cyclogenesis; Winter cyclones; Marine meteorological data. (Theses)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182085

Entities

People

  • William E. Pertle

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Equations
  • Great Lakes
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • New England
  • New Jersey
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • North Carolina
  • Nova Scotia
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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