Michio Yanai and Tropical Waves
2016; American Meteorological Society; Volume: 56; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1175/amsmonographs-d-15-0019.1
ISSN1943-3646
AutoresYukari N. Takayabu, George N. Kiladis, Víctor Magaña,
Tópico(s)Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
ResumoAbstract Insights by Professor Michio Yanai on tropical waves, which have been vital ingredients for progress in tropical meteorology over the last half-century, are recollected. This study revisits various aspects of research on tropical waves over the last five decades to examine, in Yanai’s words, “the nature of ‘A-scale’ tropical wave disturbances and the interaction of the waves and the ‘B-scale’ phenomena (cloud clusters),” the fundamental problem posed by Yanai at the design phase of the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) in 1971. The various contributions of Michio Yanai to the current understanding of the dynamics of the tropical atmosphere are briefly reviewed to show how his work has led to several current theories in this field.
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