Analysis and Simulation of the Seasonal Variation of the    Atmospheric Circulation Over Tropical South America
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The objective of the research proposed here is to describe                 the annual cycle of convective rainfall in the vicinity of                      tropical South America and to elucidate the factors which are                   responsible for producing it.  Description of the annual cycle of               convective patterns will be accomplished using outgoing infrared                radiation measured from polar orbiting satellites for the period                from 1979-1985.  Accompanying changes in tropical circulation                   patterns will be derived from objective analyses of wind and                    other parameters at 6 levels in the vertical.  Intraseasonal and                interannual variations in the convection and atmospheric                        circulation over tropical South America during this 7 year period               will also be investigated.  A further objective of the proposed                 research is the development and use of a relatively simple                      numerical model for studying the dynamical response to                          convective heating sources of various shapes and locations                      relative to the equator.  This work is important because it will                enhance our understanding of the role of tropical continental                   convection in maintaining large scale atmospheric circulation.
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[{'Code': '5740', 'Text': 'Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics'}, {'Code': '9120', 'Text': 'CROSS-DIRECTORATE PROGRAMS'}]
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