Surface and satellite perspectives on precipitation variability across San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Located in the subtropical central-eastern Bahamas, San Salvador Island is impacted by both synoptic-scale weather systems as well as local features and the North Atlantic Subtropical High. This study explores rainfall variability via one year of daily rain gauge observations in relation to daily we...
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ftmississippistu:oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-5156 2024-09-15T18:23:20+00:00 Surface and satellite perspectives on precipitation variability across San Salvador Island, Bahamas Landress, Christana 2020-05-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4157 https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/context/td/article/5156/viewcontent/Christana_Landress_Thesis.pdf unknown Scholars Junction https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4157 https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/context/td/article/5156/viewcontent/Christana_Landress_Thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations San Salvador Island Bahamas Precipitation variability CoCoRaHS IMERG GOES-16 Satellite Meteorology Climatology Geography text 2020 ftmississippistu 2024-07-19T04:42:46Z Located in the subtropical central-eastern Bahamas, San Salvador Island is impacted by both synoptic-scale weather systems as well as local features and the North Atlantic Subtropical High. This study explores rainfall variability via one year of daily rain gauge observations in relation to daily weather patterns identified from 18 UTC surface analyses. Satellite-derived rainfall estimates are then compared to gauge observations to look at days when gauge data was missing. Though non-synoptic classifications comprised 61.1% of the days and synoptic classifications comprised 38.9% of the days, more rainfall was produced by synoptic days. Unlike other studies done on San Salvador, this study uses multiple observations—in situ, surface analyses, and satellite—to further our understanding of San Salvador’s rainfall. This study also establishes methods to explore synoptic and non-synoptic impacts on the island’s rainfall using additional years as more rain gauge data become available. Text North Atlantic Scholars Junction - Mississippi State University Institutional Repository |
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Located in the subtropical central-eastern Bahamas, San Salvador Island is impacted by both synoptic-scale weather systems as well as local features and the North Atlantic Subtropical High. This study explores rainfall variability via one year of daily rain gauge observations in relation to daily weather patterns identified from 18 UTC surface analyses. Satellite-derived rainfall estimates are then compared to gauge observations to look at days when gauge data was missing. Though non-synoptic classifications comprised 61.1% of the days and synoptic classifications comprised 38.9% of the days, more rainfall was produced by synoptic days. Unlike other studies done on San Salvador, this study uses multiple observations—in situ, surface analyses, and satellite—to further our understanding of San Salvador’s rainfall. This study also establishes methods to explore synoptic and non-synoptic impacts on the island’s rainfall using additional years as more rain gauge data become available. |
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Surface and satellite perspectives on precipitation variability across San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
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Surface and satellite perspectives on precipitation variability across San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
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