The Eastern Pacific ITCZ during the Boreal Spring Export

@article{citeulike:590063, abstract = {The 6-yr (1998\&\#8211;2003) rainfall products from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) are used to quantify the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) in the eastern Pacific (defined by longitudinal averages over 90\°\&\#8211;130\°W) during boreal spring (March\&\#8211;April). The double-ITCZ phenomenon, represented by the occurrence of two maxima with respect to latitude in monthly mean rainfall, is observed in most but not all of the years studied. The relative spatial locations of maxima in sea surface temperature (SST), rainfall, and surface pressure are examined. Interannual and weekly variability are characterized in SST, rainfall, surface convergence, total column water vapor, and cloud water. There appears to be a competition for rainfall between the two hemispheres during this season. When one of the two rainfall maxima is particularly strong, the other tends to be weak, with the total rainfall integrated over the two varying less than does the difference between the rainfall integrated over each separately. There is some evidence for a similar competition between the SST maxima in the two hemispheres, but this is more ambiguous, and there is evidence that some variations in the relative strengths of the two rainfall maxima may be independent of SST.}, author = {Gu, Guojun and Adler, Robert F. and Sobel, Adam H.}, citeulike-article-id = {590063}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3402.1}, doi = {10.1175/JAS3402.1}, journal = {Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences}, keywords = {eastpacific, itcz}, number = {4}, pages = {1157--1174}, posted-at = {2006-04-17 22:04:22}, priority = {2}, title = {The Eastern Pacific ITCZ during the Boreal Spring}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3402.1}, volume = {62}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:590063 L3 - citeulike-article-id:590063 N2 - The 6-yr (1998–2003) rainfall products from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) are used to quantify the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) in the eastern Pacific (defined by longitudinal averages over 90°–130°W) during boreal spring (March–April). The double-ITCZ phenomenon, represented by the occurrence of two maxima with respect to latitude in monthly mean rainfall, is observed in most but not all of the years studied. The relative spatial locations of maxima in sea surface temperature (SST), rainfall, and surface pressure are examined. Interannual and weekly variability are characterized in SST, rainfall, surface convergence, total column water vapor, and cloud water. There appears to be a competition for rainfall between the two hemispheres during this season. When one of the two rainfall maxima is particularly strong, the other tends to be weak, with the total rainfall integrated over the two varying less than does the difference between the rainfall integrated over each separately. There is some evidence for a similar competition between the SST maxima in the two hemispheres, but this is more ambiguous, and there is evidence that some variations in the relative strengths of the two rainfall maxima may be independent of SST. IS - 4 JF - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences EP - 1174 TI - The Eastern Pacific ITCZ during the Boreal Spring VL - 62 SP - 1157 KW - eastpacific KW - itcz AU - Gu, Guojun AU - Adler, Robert AU - Sobel, Adam PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3402.1 ER -