Climatological Behavior of Precipitating Clouds in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Joint Authors
Araújo Palharini, Rayana Santos
Vila, Daniel Alejandro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study aims to analyze the climatological classification of precipitating clouds in the Northeast of Brazil using the radar on board the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite.
Thus, for this research a time series of 15 years of satellite data (period 1998–2012) was analyzed in order to identify what types of clouds produce precipitation estimated by Precipitation Radar (PR) and how often these clouds occur.
From the results of this work it was possible to estimate the average relative frequency of each type of cloud present in weather systems that influence the Northeast of Brazil.
In general, the stratiform clouds and shallow convective clouds are the most frequent in this region, but the associated rainfall is not as abundant as precipitation caused by deep convective clouds.
It is also seen that a strong signal of shallow convective clouds modulates rainfall over the coastal areas of Northeast of Brazil and adjacent ocean.
In this scenario, the main objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the patterns of cloud types associated with precipitation and building a climatological analysis from the classification of clouds.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Araújo Palharini, Rayana Santos& Vila, Daniel Alejandro. 2017. Climatological Behavior of Precipitating Clouds in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122764
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Araújo Palharini, Rayana Santos& Vila, Daniel Alejandro. Climatological Behavior of Precipitating Clouds in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Advances in Meteorology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122764
American Medical Association (AMA)
Araújo Palharini, Rayana Santos& Vila, Daniel Alejandro. Climatological Behavior of Precipitating Clouds in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Advances in Meteorology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122764
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1122764