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AN: IN33A-05    [Abstracts]
TI: A weather analysis system for Baja California: tropical cyclone season of 2006
AU: * Farfan, L M
EM: farfan@cicese.x
AF: CICESE (Unidad La Paz), Miraflores #334, La Paz, BCS 23050, Mexico
AB: During the warm season of 2006, general characteristics of tropical weather systems were documented on a real-time basis. This study covered the period July-October and included an analysis of observations derived from a regional network: imagery from radar and geostationary satellite, and data from surface stations. A set of graphical products were generated and were available to a broad audience by using the internet address http:met-bcs.cicese.mx. Products were updated anywhere from one to 24 hours and included displays from numerical models. The analysis system has been in operation since the summer of 2005 and it is concentrated in the development of eastern Pacific tropical cyclones. In 2006 this basin had 18 tropical storms and 10 hurricanes, which are slightly above the corresponding normals. Three cyclones (John, Lane, and Paul) made landfall on the northwest coast of Mexico and four other systems developed within 800 km from the area of interest, resulting in additional events of convective activity over southern Baja California. This presentation is intended to provide a summary of the tropical cyclone activity, lessons learned from the application of the analysis system, and plans for the upcoming season of 2007.
DE: 3300 ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES
DE: 3322 Land/atmosphere interactions (1218, 1631, 1843)
DE: 3374 Tropical meteorology
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly