Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989
The synoptic and mesoscale meteorological conditions were analyzed for Phase I of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989. Meteorological observations from a research ship (R/V Polarbjoern), an array of drifting buoys and satellite imagery from DMS...
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ftdtic:ADA245194 2023-05-15T14:34:19+02:00 Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 Hamilton, Stephanie W. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 1991-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA245194 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA245194 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA245194 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Meteorology *WEATHER ARRAYS HIGH PRESSURE LONG RANGE(TIME) DRIFT CASE STUDIES IMAGES PATTERNS CYCLONES ARCTIC REGIONS GREENLAND SEA EAST(DIRECTION) BUOYS RESEARCH SHIPS SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY ARCTIC OCEAN CYCLOGENESIS FRAM STRAIT TOOLS *METEOROLOGY *ARCTIC REGIONS CEAREX(COORDINATED EASTERN ARCTIC EXPERIMENT) POLARBJOERN VESSEL MARGINAL ICE ZONES THESES Text 1991 ftdtic 2016-02-22T18:21:43Z The synoptic and mesoscale meteorological conditions were analyzed for Phase I of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989. Meteorological observations from a research ship (R/V Polarbjoern), an array of drifting buoys and satellite imagery from DMSP and NOAA satellites were the primary tools for analysis. Several short periods of high cyclone activity followed by long periods of high pressure dominated the weather pattern in the eastern Arctic Ocean from Greenland to Novaya Zemlya for this period. Two case studies are presented. An infrequent cyclogenesis event that formed within a strong baroclinic zone over Arctic pack ice was observed in a baroclinic leaf on satellite imagery. Ship and drifting buoy observations provided critical insight to the location and intensity of the leaf's subsequent vertical developement to the surface. In the second study, a boundary layer front was observed in the East Greenland Sea by satellite imagery. The front then moved northeast into Fram Strait and a polar low formed at the northern end of the front. The event lasted less than 24h and would not have been observed except through satellite imagery. Text Arctic Arctic Ocean East Greenland Fram Strait Greenland Greenland Sea Novaya Zemlya Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland |
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Meteorology *WEATHER ARRAYS HIGH PRESSURE LONG RANGE(TIME) DRIFT CASE STUDIES IMAGES PATTERNS CYCLONES ARCTIC REGIONS GREENLAND SEA EAST(DIRECTION) BUOYS RESEARCH SHIPS SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY ARCTIC OCEAN CYCLOGENESIS FRAM STRAIT TOOLS *METEOROLOGY *ARCTIC REGIONS CEAREX(COORDINATED EASTERN ARCTIC EXPERIMENT) POLARBJOERN VESSEL MARGINAL ICE ZONES THESES |
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Meteorology *WEATHER ARRAYS HIGH PRESSURE LONG RANGE(TIME) DRIFT CASE STUDIES IMAGES PATTERNS CYCLONES ARCTIC REGIONS GREENLAND SEA EAST(DIRECTION) BUOYS RESEARCH SHIPS SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY ARCTIC OCEAN CYCLOGENESIS FRAM STRAIT TOOLS *METEOROLOGY *ARCTIC REGIONS CEAREX(COORDINATED EASTERN ARCTIC EXPERIMENT) POLARBJOERN VESSEL MARGINAL ICE ZONES THESES Hamilton, Stephanie W. Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 |
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Meteorology *WEATHER ARRAYS HIGH PRESSURE LONG RANGE(TIME) DRIFT CASE STUDIES IMAGES PATTERNS CYCLONES ARCTIC REGIONS GREENLAND SEA EAST(DIRECTION) BUOYS RESEARCH SHIPS SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY ARCTIC OCEAN CYCLOGENESIS FRAM STRAIT TOOLS *METEOROLOGY *ARCTIC REGIONS CEAREX(COORDINATED EASTERN ARCTIC EXPERIMENT) POLARBJOERN VESSEL MARGINAL ICE ZONES THESES |
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The synoptic and mesoscale meteorological conditions were analyzed for Phase I of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989. Meteorological observations from a research ship (R/V Polarbjoern), an array of drifting buoys and satellite imagery from DMSP and NOAA satellites were the primary tools for analysis. Several short periods of high cyclone activity followed by long periods of high pressure dominated the weather pattern in the eastern Arctic Ocean from Greenland to Novaya Zemlya for this period. Two case studies are presented. An infrequent cyclogenesis event that formed within a strong baroclinic zone over Arctic pack ice was observed in a baroclinic leaf on satellite imagery. Ship and drifting buoy observations provided critical insight to the location and intensity of the leaf's subsequent vertical developement to the surface. In the second study, a boundary layer front was observed in the East Greenland Sea by satellite imagery. The front then moved northeast into Fram Strait and a polar low formed at the northern end of the front. The event lasted less than 24h and would not have been observed except through satellite imagery. |
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Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 |
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Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 |
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Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 |
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Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 |
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Meteorological Features during Phase 1 of the Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) from 17 September 1988 to 7 January 1989 |
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meteorological features during phase 1 of the coordinated eastern arctic experiment (cearex) from 17 september 1988 to 7 january 1989 |
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1991 |
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http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA245194 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA245194 |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean East Greenland Fram Strait Greenland Greenland Sea Novaya Zemlya |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean East Greenland Fram Strait Greenland Greenland Sea Novaya Zemlya |
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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