Satellite depiction of the evolution of a West African squall cluster

 

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Author: Fernández Rojas, Walter
Format: artículo original
Publication Date:1989
Description:West African squall lines or disturbance lines have been studied by several investigators (e.g., Hamilton and Archbold 1945; Eldridge 1957; Fortune 1980; Fernandez 1982a, 1982b) and their climatological aspects are, in general, well known (Aspliden et al. 1976). The squall line is found to be the leading portion of a propagating disturbance, namely the squall cluster, which consists of the squall line (a line of cumulonimbus clouds) and the cloud shield (anvil cloud) that trails behind it. This paper uses METEOSAT imagery to investigate the evolution of an unusually persistent squall cluster.
Country:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/90250
Online Access:https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.1477-8696.1989.tb06967.x
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/90250
Keyword:METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES
EVOLUTION
SQUALL
STORMS
WEST AFRICA