Tropical Meteorology: Panel Report

Abstract

The subject of tropical meteorology can be defined in many ways. We prefer to follow Riehl (1954) in defining the tropics for meteorological purposes as those regions where weather sequences differ distinctly from those in middle latitudes, or roughly between the subtropical high pressure belts. Such flexibility is appropriate, permitting inclusion of important early radar studies of tropical cyclones at 42° latitude, while omitting consideration of equatorward intrusions of fronts and cyclones during the winter season.

Zipser served as panel chairman. Other panel members besides the authors listed above were Geoffrey Austin (McGill University), Ben Balsley (NOAA/ERL), Gary Barnes (NCAR), Jean-Pierre Chalon (Centre National de la Recherche Meteorologique, France), John Freeman (Institute for Storm Research), Michael Garstang (University of Virginia), Mort Glass (AFGL), Kenneth Hardy (AFGL), Robert Houze (University of Washington), Michael Hudlow (NOAA/NWS), Colleen Leary (Texas Tech University), and Margaret Pestaina-Jeffers (Caribbean Institute for Meteorology / Hydrology).

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