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Validation of trends in the surface wind field over the Mozambique channel
Author(s) -
Bigg Grant R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.3370120806
Subject(s) - climatology , surface pressure , channel (broadcasting) , atmospheric circulation , environmental science , circulation (fluid dynamics) , sea breeze , convergence zone , geology , meteorology , oceanography , geography , physics , electrical engineering , thermodynamics , engineering
The evolution of the atmospheric circulation over the Mozambique Channel over 1950–1987 is examined, using ship and land‐based pressure gradients as consistency checks on the surface wind field over the ocean. It is found that in the austral summer, when the Inter‐Tropical Convergence Zone crosses the region, the winds show little evidence of change. However, in the winter the prevailing southerly winds in the north of the channel show evidence in both pressure records and wind data of a significant strengthening.