A comparative study of hurricanes Fifi (1974) and Greta (1978) and their associated rainfall distributions over central America

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Fernández Rojas, Walter, Vega Guzmán, Norman
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Julkaisupäivä:1996
Kuvaus:A comparative study of hurricanes Fifi (1974), which had similar tracks but produced different rainfall distributions over Central America, was made. It was found that Fifia was much rainier in spite of being much less intensa than Grete, The direct effect of the cyclones (produced by the convergent fields in the central parts and local orographic enhancement) and the indirect effect (the interaction of a westerly component flow induced by the presence of the cyclones with orography on the Pacific side of Central America) were also studied. It was found that the indirect effect is as importan as the direct effect when accumulated rainfall amounts for a period of about three days are considered.
Maa:Kérwá
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Kieli:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/89909
Linkit:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/89909
Sanahaku:Comparative study
CYCLONES
RAIN
CENTRAL AMERICA