Characteristics of strong updrafts in precipitation systems over the central tropical pacific ocean and in the Amazon

被引：35

作者：

Anderson, NF

Grainger, CA

Stith, JL

机构：

[1] Univ N Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58201 USA

[2] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Boulder, CO 80307 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY | 2005年 / 44卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1175/JAM2231.1

中图分类号：

P4 [大气科学（气象学）];

学科分类号：

0706 ; 070601 ;

摘要：

Airborne in situ measurements of updrafts in tropical convective storms were analyzed to determine the similarities and differences between updrafts in a tropical continental and a tropical oceanic region. Two hundred fifteen updraft cores from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) component of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere (LBA) experiment (tropical continental wet season) and 377 updraft cores from the Kwajalein Experiment (KWAJEX) (tropical oceanic) were analyzed in a similar manner to that of previous studies of tropical updrafts. Average speed, maximum speed, width, and mass flux of the updraft cores from the TRMM-LBA and KWAJEX were generally similar to each other and also were similar to results from previous studies of tropical updrafts.

引用

页码：731 / 738

页数：8

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