Monsonal Flow Patterns Flashcards
1
Q
The summer ‘monsoon’ rain pattern in the U.S Desert Southwest is __________________
A
Not a true monsoon flow pattern
2
Q
Monsoonal wind flow is simply a giant ______ cell _________ circulation
A
Hadley Cell, seabreeze
3
Q
Only the __________ of the West Africa Monsoon Trough is ______ and __________ active
A
Extreme western portion, ‘moist’, convectively
4
Q
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) data during the period 1950-2002 show tropical cyclone intensity and _________________(ACE) in the western North Pacific basin are ______ correlated with ENSO indices
A
Accumulated Cyclone Energy, positively
5
Q
In El Niño years toward tropical cyclones that are both _______ and ______ than La Niña years in the ______ North Pacific Basin
A
More intense, longer-lived, western
