Joint distributions of waves and rain
The transfer of gases between the atmosphere and ocean is affected by a number of processes, of which wave action and rainfall are two of potential significance. Efforts have been made to quantify separately their contributions; however such assessments neglect the interaction of these phenomena. He...
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ftplymouthml:oai:plymsea.ac.uk:5596 2023-05-15T18:25:21+02:00 Joint distributions of waves and rain Quartly, GD Shutler, J Woolf, DK 2013 text http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/5596/ http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/5596/1/ESA_LivP2013_WaveRain.pdf en eng ESA http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/5596/1/ESA_LivP2013_WaveRain.pdf Quartly, GD; Shutler, J; Woolf, DK. 2013 Joint distributions of waves and rain. In: ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, UK, 9–13 September 2013. Proc. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013, (Edinburgh, UK 9–13 September 2013, ESA. Earth Observation - Remote Sensing Meteorology and Climatology Publication - Conference Item NonPeerReviewed 2013 ftplymouthml 2022-09-13T05:48:20Z The transfer of gases between the atmosphere and ocean is affected by a number of processes, of which wave action and rainfall are two of potential significance. Efforts have been made to quantify separately their contributions; however such assessments neglect the interaction of these phenomena. Here we look at the correlation statistics of waves and rain to note which regions display a strong association between rainfall and the local sea state. The conditional probability of rain varies from ~0.5% to ~15%, with most of the equatorial belt (which contains the ITCZ) showing a greater likelihood of rain at the lowest sea states. In contrast the occurrence of rain is independent of wave height in the Southern Ocean. The 1997/98 El Niño enhances the frequency of rain in some Pacific regions, with this change showing some association with wave conditions. Text Southern Ocean Plymouth Marine Science Electronic Archive (PlyMSEA - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PML) Pacific Southern Ocean |
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The transfer of gases between the atmosphere and ocean is affected by a number of processes, of which wave action and rainfall are two of potential significance. Efforts have been made to quantify separately their contributions; however such assessments neglect the interaction of these phenomena. Here we look at the correlation statistics of waves and rain to note which regions display a strong association between rainfall and the local sea state. The conditional probability of rain varies from ~0.5% to ~15%, with most of the equatorial belt (which contains the ITCZ) showing a greater likelihood of rain at the lowest sea states. In contrast the occurrence of rain is independent of wave height in the Southern Ocean. The 1997/98 El Niño enhances the frequency of rain in some Pacific regions, with this change showing some association with wave conditions. |
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http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/5596/1/ESA_LivP2013_WaveRain.pdf Quartly, GD; Shutler, J; Woolf, DK. 2013 Joint distributions of waves and rain. In: ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, UK, 9–13 September 2013. Proc. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013, (Edinburgh, UK 9–13 September 2013, ESA. |
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