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Forecasting the onset and intensity of vertically propagating mountain waves over the Alps
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-03)
Vertically propagating waves (VPWs) generated by prominent mountain ridges are a severe hazard to military aircraft operations. Properly forecasting the initiation and duration of such a phenomenon is critical, yet quite ...
Determining the fine structure of the entrainment zone in cloud-topped boundary layers
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-03)
The objective of this thesis is to obtain a better understanding of cloud-top entrainment through an in-depth analysis of entrainment-zone structure. In situ aircraft measurements taken during the Atlantic Stratocumulus ...
Characteristic errors in 120-H tropical cyclone track forecasts in the western North Pacific
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-03)
occurring most frequently. For the 217 large-error cases due to midlatitude influences, the most frequent error mechanisms were E-DCI (midlatitude), excessive response to vertical wind shear, excessive midlatitude cyclogenesis ...
North Pacific tropical cyclones and teleconnections
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-03)
This thesis investigated the hypothesis that variations in tropical cyclone (TC) activity in the western North Pacific (WNP) may affect the teleconnection between the tropical WNP and North America. The teleconnection ...
A case study of insitu-aircraft observations in a waterspout producing cloud
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-03)
An analysis of in-situ aircraft observations collected in the parent cloud of a waterspout is presented. Previous waterspout studies were confined mainly to photometric and model simulated data, no in-situ observations ...
An analysis of a dust storm impacting Operation Iraqi Freedom, 25-27 March 2003
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004-12)
On day five of combat operations during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, advances by coalition forces were nearly halted by a dust storm, initiated by the passage of a synoptically driven cold front. This storm impacted ground and ...
Interactions of large-scale tropical motion systems during the 1996-1997 Australian monsoon
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1998-09-01)
During the northern winter monsoon, several large-scale tropical motion systems are active in the southern tropical region of the ITCZ and SPCZ, including the maritime continent, northern Australia and the West Pacific. ...
Comparison of the Naval Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System cloud analyses and forecasts with the Air Force Real Time nephanalyses cloud model
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1998-06)
This thesis compares RTNEPH and NOGAPS analyses for high, middle, and low clouds during January 1998 and October 1997. We believe that the RTNEPH analyses are reasonably accurate except for in the polar regions and the low ...
Calculating tropical cyclone critical wind RADII and storm size using NSCAT winds
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1998-03)
Subjective and objective analyses of satellite scatterometer near- surface winds are utilized to estimate tropical cyclone (TC) critical wind radii and size over a region of the western North Pacific. An outer wind profile ...
Operational evaluation of the electro-optic tactical decision aid, version 3.1
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1997-03)
The Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid (EOTDA) is a tool weather forecasters use to predict target detection ranges and the performance of various electroptic precision-guided weapon systems. The user inputs environmental ...
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