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  • 1. TOGA COARE page.
  • 2. Gyre Compositing page.
  • 3. Daily RMM value Jul-Nov 1984-2013.

    Filtered Gyre Loops


  • 1. Bandpass 15-100d OLR and 850wind +/- 30days for El Nino Gyre cases.
  • 2. Bandpass 15-100d OLR and 850wind +/- 30days for La Nina Gyre cases.
  • 3. Bandpass 15-100d OLR and 850wind +/- 30days for ENSO Neutural Gyre cases.

    Gyres


  • 1. July 1988 case.
  • 2. July 1988 case(new calcs 2016).
  • 3. July 1989 case(new calcs 2016).
  • 4. August 1991 case.
  • 5. August 1991 case(new calcs 2016).

    Similar cases to 1988 Gyre

  • 3. July/August 1989 case. Time of matching cloud pattern: July 29th
  • 4. August 1985 case. Time of matching cloud pattern: August 9th
  • 5. August 2000 case.
  • 6. August 2006 case.
  • 7. July 2008 case.
  • 8. July 2012.
  • 9. June 2013.

    Gyre center tests

  • Animation of 850hPa height and winds Z-centroid gyreloc test. 6h from Jul 29 - Aug 3 1989
  • Animation of 850hPa winds with gdlocs meeting gyre criteria. 12h from Jul 24 - Jul 31 1988
  • Animation of 850hPa winds with gdlocs meeting gyre criteria. 12h from Jul 29 - Aug 3 1989
  • Animation of 850hPa winds with gdlocs meeting gyre criteria. 12h from Aug 11 - Aug 29 1991
  • Gyreloc test: Animation of 850hPa winds with gdlocs meeting gyre criteria for different circ range criteria. May-Nov 1988

    Daily gyre point location plots

  • Daily plan plots of points that meet the gyre criterion 1988-2010.
  • 2-Panel daily plan plots(IR on top PWAT on bot) of points that meet the gyre criterion 1983-2010.
  • 2-Panel daily plan plots(PRECIP on top PWAT on bot) of points that meet the gyre criterion 2011-2013.
  • 2-Panel 12h plan plots of 850hPa wind and (IR/PRECIP on top PWAT on bot) for individual objectively defined gyres cases 1984-2013.


  • Yearly(1988-2010) maps of avg gyre counts from May-Nov w/tracks overlayed.

  • Gonzalo IR sonde imgmap test Oct 15, 2015.
  • Gonzalo IR sonde imgmap test Oct 16, 2014.
  • Gonzalo IR sonde imgmap test Oct 17, 2014.



  • 1. Other Gyres Similar to 89Case:200hPa PV 850wind and IR.


    Sudden Track Change Animations


    Monthly GYRE Count Animations


    Eastern Hemisphere

    Gyre Counts and intitial storm locs(by year)
    23yr Gyre Counts and Initial Storm Locs Annual Cycle
    (Total/Nino/Nina)
    23yr Gyre Counts and Initial Storm Locs by month
    (Total/Nino/Nina)


    Western Hemisphere

    Gyre Counts and intitial storm locs(by year)
    23yr Gyre Counts and Initial Storm Locs Annual Cycle
    (Total/Nino/Nina)
    23yr Gyre Counts and Initial Storm Locs by month
    (Total/Nino/Nina)


    Western North Pacific Basin

    Gyre Counts and intitial storm locs(by year)
    Gyre Counts and Storm tracks(by year)
    22yr Gyre Counts and Storm tracks(by month)
    23yr AVERAGE Gyre Count (by month)


    Other Images



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