Mesoscale modeling study of a polar low in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

• Main Author: Moreira, Paula Doubrawa
• Other Authors: Zhang, Xiangdong
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Lows; Meteorology; Chukchi Sea; Beaufort Sea; Arctic regions; Arctic; Fairbanks; Morrison; aleutian low; Chukchi; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11916

Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2011 Polar lows are intense mesoscale maritime cyclones, often associated with strong winds that can damage high-latitude coastal environments and infrastructure. These systems have been historically infrequent in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, but this...