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Cyclogenesis Near the Adélie Coast and Influence of the Low-level Wind Regime

Steinhoff, Daniel Frederick
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1204812781

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2008, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Atmospheric Sciences.
Cyclone activity in the Adélie Coast region is analyzed using three years (2003-2005) of data from the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS). "Type I" cyclone development occurs off-shore between 145°E-150°E on the leading edge of a dissipating cyclone to the west near 120°E, primarily as a result of barrier wind formation and favorable upper level support. "Type II" cyclone development occurs adjacent to the coast near 155°E. Type II development exhibits a barotropic structure, and leeside cyclogenesis is common, with near-surface cyclonic vorticity produced by interaction of katabatic winds with the ambient environment. In both categories of development, the low-level wind regime, especially the Adélie Land katabatic wind regime, is found to be a key component of cyclogenesis in the Adélie Coast region, contrary to inferences made in several earlier studies that effects are confined to mesoscale cyclone development.
David Bromwich (Advisor)
Jay Hobgood (Committee Member)
Jeffrey Rogers (Committee Member)
284 p.
Atmosphere
Antarctica; cyclones; mesoscale; katabatic winds; barrier winds

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  • Steinhoff, D. F. (2008). Cyclogenesis Near the Adélie Coast and Influence of the Low-level Wind Regime [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1204812781

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Steinhoff, Daniel. Cyclogenesis Near the Adélie Coast and Influence of the Low-level Wind Regime. 2008. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1204812781.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Steinhoff, Daniel. "Cyclogenesis Near the Adélie Coast and Influence of the Low-level Wind Regime." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1204812781

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