Forecasters Handbook for Central America and Adjacent Waters

Abstract

This handbook describes the analysis and forecasting of both atmospheric and oceanic conditions important to air/sea operations over Central America and adjacent waters. Central America is defined herein to include Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Case studies using satellite imagery are presented for the rainy season, dry season, and hurricane season. Sections also are included on general climatology and coastal geographic influences. Keywords: Rainy season, Dry season, Central America meteorology, Central America oceanography, Pacific Ocean, Tropical storms, Temporale, Atemporalado, Satellite case studies, Hurricanes, Caribbean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216752

Entities

People

  • Forrest R. Williams
  • Glenn H. Jung
  • Robert J. Renard

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Geography
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space