Abstract: The flux of atmospheric water vapor has been examined as part of a more extensive study on general circulation and energetics in the area of the Central American seas. The analysis is based on twice daily radiosonde data ...

Abstract: Various models of the mean meridional circulations are examined in terms of the vorticity equation. These include: 1) the traditional model of two Hadley cells joining in a region of ascending motion near the equator; 2) ...

Abstract: The field of large-scale vertical motion and the atmospheric-oceanic energy budget in the areas of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico are studied with emphasis on seasonal and regional variations, using the available ...

Abstract: During the Line Islands Experiment in spring 1967, surface shortwave and net radiation was continuously recorded at Palmyra, and Snomi-Kuhn infrared radiationsondes were released daily at the islands of Palmyra, (5°53? N., ...