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Southern hemisphere low level wind circulation statistics from the Seasat scatterometerAnalyses of remotely sensed low-level wind vector data over the Southern Ocean are performed. Five-day averages and monthly means are created and the month-to-month variability during the winter (July-September) of 1978 is investigated. The remotely sensed winds are compared to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM) and the National Meteorological Center (NMC) surface analyses. In southern latitudes the remotely sensed winds are stronger than what the weather services' analyses suggest, indicating under-estimation by ABM and NMC in these regions. The evolution of the low-level jet and the major stormtracks during the season are studied and different flow regimes are identified. The large-scale variability of the meridional flow is studied with the aid of empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis. The dominance of quasi-stationary wave numbers 3,4, and 5 in the winter flows is evident in both the EOF analysis and the mean flow. The signature of an exceptionally strong blocking situation is evident in July and the special conditions leading to it are discussed. A very large intraseasonal variability with different flow regimes at different months is documented.
Document ID
19950030535
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Levy, Gad
(Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Annales Geophysicae: Atmospheres, Hydrospheres and Space Sciences
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0992-7689
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
95A62134
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-3647
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1770
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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