Accession Number:

AD0769092

Title:

The Effects on a Tropical Cyclone of Cooler Surface Waters Due to Upwelling and Mixing Produced by a Prior Tropical Cyclone.

Descriptive Note:

Technical paper,

Corporate Author:

NAVY WEATHER RESEARCH FACILITY NORFOLK VA

Personal Author(s):

• Brand,Samson

Report Date:

1970-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

An attempt was made to further document the mounting evidence concerning the interacting role of the ocean environment and tropical cyclones. It is shown that both the movement and the intensity of a tropical cyclone may be affected by the cooler water left in the wake of a prior storm.

Descriptors:

• (*TROPICAL CYCLONES
• SURFACE TEMPERATURE)
• OCEAN CURRENTS
• WEATHER FORECASTING
• MARINE METEOROLOGY

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE