Statistical dynamics of equatorial waves in tropical radiosonde wind data

• Main Authors: Djamil, Y. S., Koh, Tieh Yong, Teo, Chee Kiat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95556; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8646
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Weibull distributions were fitted to wind speed data from radiosonde stations in the global tropics. A statistical theory of equatorial waves was proposed to explain the shape parameter k obtained over Malay Peninsula and the wider Equatorial Monsoon Zone. The theory uses the (−5/3)-power law in qua...