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The upper‐level flow‐structure near typhoons
Author(s) -
Thompson B. W.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49707733212
Subject(s) - typhoon , westerlies , streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines , geology , airflow , meteorology , climatology , flow (mathematics) , classification of discontinuities , geography , geometry , mechanics , mathematics , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis
From flow charts drawn at the Royal Obsrvatory, Hong Kong, it appears that typhoons commonly develop at airflow discontinuities with Easterlies to the north and Westerlies to the south. Others probably develop within a single airflow, notably N. Pacific Trades, and perhaps N. Indian Westerlies. Typical streamlines in the neighbourhood of typhoons in different localities are presented, and the development and relations of the associated flows are discussed.