Average Vertical Motions in the Tropical Atmosphere Observed by a Radar Wind Profiler on Pohnpei (7°N Latitude, 157°E Longitude)

摘要: Abstract Average vertical profiles of the wind obtained under clear sky conditions as weal both light-to-moderate and heavy rainfall am presented from data using a radar profiler located on island Pohnpei (latitude 7°N, longitude 157°E). The average for precipitation were obtained, insofar possible, similar to those present within stratiform convective regions tropical mesoscale complexes. Comparison between earlier by wore conventional methods (i.e., deduced convergence-divergence horizontal winds) shows that, while general features techniques are similar, results exhibit somewhat more detail. is able resolve long-term motions down the, ∼cm s−1 subsidence that occurs air condi...