Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast

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dc.contributor.advisorReason, Chrisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMafimbo, Ali Jen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:49:20Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:49:20Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 94-111).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe mesoscale structure of the low-level wind field associated with a strong upwelling event was investigated. During July 2005 when a strong upwelling event occurred, the Somali jet was found to have oscillated at lower frequency of 3-7 weeks than the normal bi-weekly mode observed in several studies and the mesoscale winds exhibited high covariability with the prevailing SSTs. Strong values of alongshore winds were deduced from late June to mid-July. These winds weakened significantly in the third and fourth week of July. A large off-shore pressure gradient due to differential thermal properties of land and sea was also observed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMafimbo, A. J. (2008). <i>Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6489en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMafimbo, Ali J. <i>"Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6489en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMafimbo, A. 2008. Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mafimbo, Ali J AB - The mesoscale structure of the low-level wind field associated with a strong upwelling event was investigated. During July 2005 when a strong upwelling event occurred, the Somali jet was found to have oscillated at lower frequency of 3-7 weeks than the normal bi-weekly mode observed in several studies and the mesoscale winds exhibited high covariability with the prevailing SSTs. Strong values of alongshore winds were deduced from late June to mid-July. These winds weakened significantly in the third and fourth week of July. A large off-shore pressure gradient due to differential thermal properties of land and sea was also observed. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast TI - Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6489 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6489
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMafimbo AJ. Characteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coast. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Oceanography, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6489en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOceanographyen_ZA
dc.titleCharacteristics of wind fields and air-sea interactions over the upwelling region of the Somali coasten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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