Date of Award
1-1-2012
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College/School/Department
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Content Description
1 online resource (xi, 80 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
John Molinari
Committee Members
Ryan Torn
Keywords
gyre, MJO, monsoon, subtropical, tropical cyclones, wave-breaking, Madden-Julian oscillation, Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Subject Categories
Atmospheric Sciences | Meteorology
Abstract
This thesis conducts an observational study of a large cyclonic gyre that developed in the Western North Pacific (WNP) in late July 1989. For a period of six days, azimuthally-averaged winds at 850 hPa remained cyclonic out from the center of circulation to the 2000 km radius, with azimuthally-averaged tangential wind speeds at or greater than 10 m s-1. The gyre exhibited an asymmetric convection pattern, with the center, north and west flanks devoid of large convective areas, but the southern and eastern flanks maintained large-scale convective regions, extending as much as 4000 km in longitude.
Recommended Citation
Crandall, Brian Andrew, "An analysis of the formation and evolution of the 1989 Western North Pacific subtropical gyre" (2012). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 617.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/617