A surprise Pacific storm, April 1979 / H.T. Beal, meteorologist.: En57-44/79-022E-PDF

"This brief presentation underlines some of the problems linked with determining the when and where and if of the onset of significant syslogenesis. At present one can merely be alert to certain initial configurations favouring development. To summarize, the main conditions encountered for this development were: (1) A large amplitude trough, (2) An approaching significant wave further upstream, (3) A strong baroclinic zone, (4) Onset of concave (cyclonic) curvature of the baroclinic zone cirrus with subsequent emergence of the comma head"--page 3.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service. Pacific Region.
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service. Pacific Weather Center.
Title A surprise Pacific storm, April 1979 / H.T. Beal, meteorologist.
Series title Pacific region technical notes ; no. 79-022
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Caption title.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Publishing information Vancouver : Pacific Weather Centre, July 27, 1979.
Author / Contributor Beal, H. T., author.
Description 1 online resource (3 pages, 7 unnumbered pages) : illustrations
Catalogue number
  • En57-44/79-022E-PDF
Subject terms Weather forecasts
Storms
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