DocumentCode
2201894
Title
The effects of gap wind induced vorticity, monsoon trough and ITCZ on tropical cyclogenesis
Author
Holbach, Heather M. ; Bourassa, Mark A.
Author_Institution
Center for Ocean Atmos. Prediction Studies, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
22-27 July 2012
Firstpage
2074
Lastpage
2077
Abstract
Vorticity produced by the gap winds through the Central American Mountains over the Gulfs of Papagayo and Tehuantepec is observed to contribute to tropical cyclogenesis in the Eastern Pacific Basin. Interactions between the gap wind induced vorticity, ITCZ, and monsoon trough is also investigated. It is found that the majority of the Tropical Cyclones investigated in this study occur while the monsoon trough is present. Contributions from the gap winds are also observed to occur more frequently while the monsoon trough is present.
Keywords
storms; wind; ITCZ; Papagayo gulf; Tehuantepec gulf; central American mountains; eastern Pacific basin; gap wind induced vorticity; monsoon trough; tropical cyclogenesis; Hurricanes; Sea surface; Shape; Storms; Surface topography; Surface waves; Tropical cyclones;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350964
Filename
6350964
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