ANNUAL CYCLES AT SELECTED LOCATIONS
28
'C
27
26
25
24
23
22
8
'C
6
4
2
0
-2
- 4
20
g kg - I
19
18
17
16
15
Tropical convergenc
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30W to 25W
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TA ----TA
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JuJ AIJf. S9p Oel Nov Dec Jan
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Jan feb We,. Apr Way Jun
Jul AUi Scp Ocl No'9' Dec Jen
, /MX
/ MX ,
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DQ
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8
oktas
6
4
2
o
1017
hPs
1014
1011
-2 10
ms- I
-3
8
-4
6
- 5
4
- 6
-7 2
Air temperatur e
TA
26.5 'C
Sea surface temp.
'fW
27.1 'c
Dew point temp.
DP
22.8 ' c
Air - SST
OT
-0.7 'C
Air - dewpoint temp .
DD
3.7 'c
Mixing ratio
MX 17.7 g kg - I
Mixing ratio difference
DQ
-5.4 g kg-I
ToLal cloud cover
CT
5 .4 oktas
Low cloud cover
CL
4 .3 oktas
Precipition frequency
PF
10.3 %
Sea level air pressur e
PR
1012.3 hPa
Scalar wind speed
FF
5.:1 ms-1
VecLor wind speed
VV
2.3 ms- 1
Mean wind direction
DI
90.0 .
PF
- CT
PF
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CT
CL
CT
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CL
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PR
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270
180
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