Abstract: This paper presents an observational study of the ?southerly burster?, or ?southerly buster?, a particularly intense type of orographically and thermally influenced cold front which occurs in spring and summer along the ...

Abstract: Objectively derived resolution-dependent criteria are defined for the detection of tropical cyclones in model simulations and observationally based analyses. These criteria are derived from the wind profiles of observed ...

Abstract: A feild study of ?southerly? changes on the east coast of New Zealand will be conducted in January 1988. Previous related work is reviewed. The experiment may reveal similarities with east coast southerly busters in Australia ...