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DOI | 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00635.1 |
The Tokar Gap Jet: Regional Circulation, Diurnal Variability, and Moisture Transport Based on Numerical Simulations | |
Davis, Shannon R.1; Pratt, Lawrence J.1; Jiang, Houshuo2 | |
通讯作者 | Davis, Shannon R. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF CLIMATE |
ISSN | 0894-8755 |
EISSN | 1520-0442 |
出版年 | 2015 |
卷号 | 28期号:15页码:5885-5907 |
英文摘要 | The structure, variability, and regional connectivity of the Tokar Gap jet (TGJ) are described using WRF Model analyses and supporting atmospheric datasets from the East African-Red Sea-Arabian Peninsula (EARSAP) region during summer 2008. Sources of the TGJ’s unique quasi-diurnal nature and association with atypically high atmospheric moisture transport are traced back to larger-scale atmospheric dynamics influencing its forcing. These include seasonal shifts in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), variability of the monsoon and North African wind regimes, and ties to other orographic flow patterns. Strong modulation of the TGJ by regional processes such as the desert heating cycle, wind convergence at the ITCZ surface front, and the local land-sea breeze cycle are described. Two case studies present the interplay of these influences in detail. The first of these was an "extreme" gap wind event on 12 July, in which horizontal velocities in the Tokar Gap exceeded 26 m s(-1) and the flow from the jet extended the full width of the Red Sea basin. This event coincided with development of a large mesoscale convective complex (MCC) and precipitation at the entrance of the Tokar Gap as well as smaller gaps downstream along the Arabian Peninsula. More typical behavior of the TGJ during the 2008 summer is discussed using a second case study on 19 July. Downwind impact of the TGJ is evaluated using Lagrangian model trajectories and analysis of the lateral moisture fluxes (LMFs) during jet events. These results suggest means by which TGJ contributes to large LMFs and has potential bearing upon Sahelian rainfall and MCC development. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000359532800001 |
WOS关键词 | WEST-AFRICAN MONSOON ; PACIFIC WARM POOL ; CENTRAL-AMERICA ; ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS ; MIDSUMMER DROUGHT ; SUMMER MONSOON ; INDIAN-OCEAN ; SEA ; WINDS ; HURRICANES |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/188486 |
作者单位 | 1.Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Dept Phys Oceanog, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA; 2.Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Appl Ocean Phys & Engn Dept, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Davis, Shannon R.,Pratt, Lawrence J.,Jiang, Houshuo. The Tokar Gap Jet: Regional Circulation, Diurnal Variability, and Moisture Transport Based on Numerical Simulations[J],2015,28(15):5885-5907. |
APA | Davis, Shannon R.,Pratt, Lawrence J.,&Jiang, Houshuo.(2015).The Tokar Gap Jet: Regional Circulation, Diurnal Variability, and Moisture Transport Based on Numerical Simulations.JOURNAL OF CLIMATE,28(15),5885-5907. |
MLA | Davis, Shannon R.,et al."The Tokar Gap Jet: Regional Circulation, Diurnal Variability, and Moisture Transport Based on Numerical Simulations".JOURNAL OF CLIMATE 28.15(2015):5885-5907. |
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