The Convection, Aerosol, and Synoptic-Effects in the Tropics (CAST) Experiment: Building an Understanding of Multiscale Impacts on Caribbean Weather via Field Campaigns
The Convection, Aerosol, and Synoptic-Effects in the Tropics (CAST) Experiment: Building an Understanding of Multiscale Impacts on Caribbean Weather via Field Campaigns
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热带地区的对流、气溶胶和天气效应 (CAST) 实验：通过实地活动了解对加勒比天气的多尺度影响
DOI：
10.1175/bams-d-16-0192.1
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发表时间：
2017
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8
通讯作者：
B. Bornstein
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作者：
N. Hosannah;Jorge E. González;R. Rodríguez;H. Parsiani;F. Moshary;L. Aponte;R. Armstrong;E. Harmsen;P. Ramamurthy;Moises E. Angeles;L. León;Nazario D. Ramirez;D. Niyogi;B. Bornstein
热带沿海地区的对流降水受全球、大陆、区域和局地尺度过程的调节，对维持其生态平衡和社会经济健康至关重要。加勒比海波多黎各西海岸是观测当地对流动力学的理想之地，因为涉及地形、地表加热、土地覆盖和海风信风辐合的复杂过程之间的相互作用影响着整个岛屿的不同降雨气候。开展了一项题为热带对流、气溶胶和天气效应(CAST)试验的多季节观测工作，以波多黎各为测试案例，以增进对岛屿尺度过程及其对降水的影响的了解。波多黎各拥有广泛的观测仪器网络，包括地面气象站、土壤湿度传感器、下一代天气雷达(NEXRAD)、每天两次的无线电探空仪发射，以及气溶胶机器人网络(AERONET)太阳...
AbstractModulated by global-, continental-, regional-, and local-scale processes, convective precipitation in coastal tropical regions is paramount in maintaining the ecological balance and socioeconomic health within them. The western coast of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is ideal for observing local convective dynamics as interactions between complex processes involving orography, surface heating, land cover, and sea-breeze–trade wind convergence influence different rainfall climatologies across the island. A multiseason observational effort entitled the Convection, Aerosol, and Synoptic-Effects in the Tropics (CAST) experiment was undertaken using Puerto Rico as a test case, to improve the understanding of island-scale processes and their effects on precipitation. Puerto Rico has a wide network of observational instruments, including ground weather stations, soil moisture sensors, a Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD), twice-daily radiosonde launches, and Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) sun...