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contributor authorZhou, Yao
contributor authorMatyas, Corene J.
date accessioned2019-09-19T10:06:56Z
date available2019-09-19T10:06:56Z
date copyright5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM
date issued2018
identifier otherjamc-d-18-0034.1.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4261690
description abstractAbstractThe western Gulf Coast and Caribbean coast are regions that are highly vulnerable to precipitation associated with tropical cyclones (TCs). Defining the spatial dimensions of TC rain fields helps determine the timing and duration of rainfall for a given location. Therefore, this study measured the area, dispersion, and displacement of light and moderate rain fields associated with 35 TCs making landfalls in this region and explored conditions contributing to their spatial variability. The spatial patterns of satellite-estimated rain rates are determined through hot spot analysis. Rainfall coverage is largest as TCs approach the western Caribbean coast, and smaller as TCs move over the Gulf of Mexico (GM) after making landfall over the Yucatan Peninsula. The rain fields are displaced eastward and northward over the western and central Caribbean Sea and the central GM. Rainfall fields have more displacement toward the west and south, which is over land, when TCs move over the southern GM, possibly as a result of the influence of Central American gyres. The area and dispersion of rainfall are significantly correlated with storm intensity and total precipitable water. The displacement of rainfall is significantly correlated with vertical wind shear. Over the Bay of Campeche, TC precipitation extends westward, which may be related to the convergence of moisture above the boundary layer from the Pacific Ocean and near-surface convergence enhanced by land. Additionally, half of the storms produce rainfall over land about 48 h before landfall. TCs may produce light rainfall over land for more than 72 h in this region.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleSpatial Characteristics of Rain Fields Associated with Tropical Cyclones Landfalling over the Western Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
typeJournal Paper
journal volume57
journal issue8
journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
identifier doi10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0034.1
journal fristpage1711
journal lastpage1727
treeJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology:;2018:;volume 057:;issue 008
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