Tropical Cyclogenesis Initiated by Lee Vortices and Mesoscale Convective Complexes in East Africa

Abstract

Long-term goals are to understand precursors leading to the development of Atlantic tropical cyclones: 1) the formation of a mesovortex (MV), a mesoscale convective complex (MCC), and African Easterly Waves (AEWs) to the lee of the Ethiopian Highlands (EH) 2) the propagation and evolution of the AEW with MCC and MV across the African continent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA573005

Entities

People

  • Yuh-lang Lin

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Continents
  • Convection
  • Cyclogenesis
  • Cyclones
  • Data Analysis
  • East Africa
  • Environment
  • Hurricanes
  • Maintenance
  • Moisture
  • Mountains
  • North Africa
  • Tropical Cyclones

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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