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contributor authorDixon, P. Grady
date accessioned2017-06-09T17:27:20Z
date available2017-06-09T17:27:20Z
date copyright2005/10/01
date issued2005
identifier issn0027-0644
identifier otherams-85576.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4229038
description abstractPeriodic surges of moisture from the Gulf of California are considered to be partly responsible for widespread showers and thunderstorms across the deserts of Arizona during the summer monsoon season. Presently, the primary method for detecting these surges is to look for changes in the surface observations at Yuma, Arizona. Unfortunately, these surface data are easily influenced by gust fronts, marine layers, and the dramatic diurnal patterns of the desert environment. Therefore, a new method for Assessing Low-level Atmospheric Moisture using Soundings (ALARMS) is proposed. Gulf surge?induced moisture increases identified by this new set of criteria are compared to other methods in order to determine the usefulness of each. This study demonstrates that the proposed method performs much better than the others that were tested, with the additional advantage of being relatively easy to apply.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleUsing Sounding Data to Detect Gulf Surges during the North American Monsoon
typeJournal Paper
journal volume133
journal issue10
journal titleMonthly Weather Review
identifier doi10.1175/MWR3029.1
journal fristpage3047
journal lastpage3052
treeMonthly Weather Review:;2005:;volume( 133 ):;issue: 010
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