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Journal Title:
Geophysical Research Letters
Personal Author:
Wills, Samantha M. ; Cronin, Meghan F. ; Zhang, Dongxiao
Wills, Samantha M. ; Cronin, Meghan F. ; Zhang, Dongxiao Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies) ; PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory)
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies) ; PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) Less -
Description:
New in situ observations collected by Saildrones, a novel uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), are used to investigate atmospheric cold pools during three 6-month missions to the central and eastern (∼140°W–125°W) tropical Pacific. Cold pool fronts in the atmospheric boundary layer are identified by a −1.5°C air temperature drop occurring in 10 min or less. While cold pool events were observed in the central Pacific as far north as 30°N and within the equatorial band, the majority of observed cold pools occurred within the convective, low-wind shear environment of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Composite time series analysis of measurements during the 382 cold pool events reveals new insights on
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General Earth And Planetary Sciences Geophysics
Source:
Geophysical Research Letters, 48(10)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gl093373
ISSN:
0094-8276;1944-8007;
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PDF
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Document Type:
Journal Article
License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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CC BY-NC-ND
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Library
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urn:sha256:33825c2c6b21c259481ac0eb70e019c91ef9c39b3310f709b0d96e3416cb007a
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/55066/noaa_55066_DS1.pdf
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