Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones Over the Atlantic

Abstract

This is a Final Report on Contract N00014-90-J-1423, which was our participation in ERICA (the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic). The goal of the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic (ERICA) field study was to obtain new understanding of the physical mechanisms and processes that account for the wintertime phenomenon of explosively developing extratropical cyclones over the North Atlantic Ocean. The intensive field program ran from 1 December 1988 to 28 February 1989, focusing on a region north of Cape Hatteras to beyond New Foundland, east of Cape Cod, and south of Nova Scotia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280365

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Weller

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • High Latitudes
  • Latent Heat
  • Marine Meteorology
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Oceanography.