Velocity Field in Vortices Leeward of Islands
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- 1 March 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
- Vol. 29 (2) , 396-399
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1972)029<0396:vfivlo>2.0.co;2
Abstract
The Navier Stokes equation for an isolated axisymmetric viscous vortex is applied to determine the peak wind speeds in vortices leeward of the Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Madeira islands which are shown in TIROS and Gemini photographs of the region. The estimates of the wind speeds range from 2.6 to 6 m sec−1 (5–12 kt) for the clearly discernible vortices.Keywords
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