Author: Jessica SchauerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rain and rainfall
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Observed Effects of the Northern Hawaiian Islands on Approaching Trade Wind Bands
Author: Jessica SchauerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rain and rainfall
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The Interaction Between Downslope Flow and Trade-Wind Showers Over the Island of Hawaii During 7-8 August 1990
Author: Jeffrey L. FryePublisher:
ISBN: 9781423583394
Category : Hawaii
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Data from the Hawaiian Rainband Project (HaRP) are used to study the interaction between downslope flow and trade-wind showers over windward sections of the island of Hawaii on 7-8 August 1990. Large-scale conditions produce strong upstream trade-winds of 11 m s-1 which are among the strongest observed during HaRP. In addition, frequent trade-wind showers are responsible for the largest precipitation accumulation between 0300-0700 HST over windward Hawaii during HaRP. The evolution of downslope flow and its interaction with the trade- wind showers under these conditions will be studied in detail. The initiation of downslope flow occurs under dry conditions on the upper slopes by radiative cooling, and then progresses downslope until it arrives over windward lowlands. Here the downslope flow transition is held up by the strong trade winds occurring at the coast. Downslope flow is finally observed over the coast only after a band of rainshowers produces evaporative cooling allowing downslope winds to extend offshore. The evolution of downslope flow afterwards is affected by rainshowers. Vertical mixing associated with rainshowers transports trade- wind momentum into the weak downslope flow layer, replacing westerly winds with strong easterly winds. At the surface, a clear increase in temperature and moist static energy is observed as potentially warmer air aloft mixes with the surface layer. This temporary destruction of downslope flow produces an oscillation of the drainage front from 5-8 km offshore to 10 km inland.
Prevailing Trade Winds
Author: Marie SandersonPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824814915
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Hawaiian Islands are small in area, but they resemble continents in miniature with climates ranging from tropical rainforest to desert to tundra. Prevailing Trade Winds: Weather and Climate in Hawaii, intended for students of geography, biology, ecology, and hydrology, for visitors interested in the natural phenomena of the places they visit, and for island residents, explains in clear language the many aspects of the climate and weather of Hawaii. Weather is usually defined as the current state of the atmosphere, while climate denotes average weather and includes the variability and frequency of the factors that produce weather. The authors of this volume discuss the factors that control climate; the radiation, energy, and water balances; the impact of climate on human activity; the climate-related meanings of many place names in Hawaii; and the importance of the climate of Hawaii for scientific research. Contributors: Paul Ekern, Tom Giambelluca, Dennis Nullet, Saul Price, Marie Sanderson, and Thomas Schroeder.
The Effects of the Island of Hawaii on the Trade Winds and the Trade Wind Inversion
Author: Sheryl Renee FellbaumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric circulation
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
Author: Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan
Author: Nihon KishÅ GakkaiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Elementary Meteorology
Author: William Morris DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Meteorology for Naval Aviators
Author: United States. Office of the Chief of Naval OperationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorology in aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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