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THE “INVERTED V” CLOUD PATTERN—AN EASTERLY WAVE?

1969; American Meteorological Society; Volume: 97; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1175/1520-0493(1969)097 2.3.co;2

1520-0493

Neil L. Frank,

Marine and coastal ecosystems

“Easterly waves” in the tropical Atlantic have been found to be associated with a characteristic cloud pattern which has the appearance of an “Inverted V.” Cloud bands are aligned approximately parallel to the lower tropospheric winds and change orientation along the wave axis.