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A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2000.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23509 A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa Van Heerden, J liesl.dyson@up.ac.za Poolman, E.R. Dyson, Liesl L. Synoptic meteorology south africa Weather forecasting south africa UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2000. Heavy rainfall and flooding often occur over South Africa. A high percentage of the heavy rainfall events occur over the eastern interior of South Africa and generally during the late summer (January to March) when the influence of tropical weather systems becomes dominant. Research into forecasting techniques best suited for tropical weather systems over southern Africa has been neglected since the early 1970's. The aim of this research was to develop a Model for the Identification of Tropical Weather Systems (MITS) as well as a Tropical Heavy Rainfall Identification System (THERIS) for operational use in the weather forecasting offices of Southern Africa. This study explains the dynamical properties of tropical weather systems and identifies those variables, which favour the development of heavy rainfall. Three case studies are presented to illustrate the dynamical properties of tropical weather systems. THERIS is tested and verified for historical heavy rainfall events over South Africa. The heavy rainfall events of February 2000 over the northern Provinces of South Africa are discussed and both THERIS and MITS are tested for operational functionality. Results indicate that MITS can be used to identify tropical weather systems and that THERIS determines areas of heavy rainfall. It is recommended that the two products be tested and used operationally. Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:30:15Z 2006-04-07 2013-09-06T15:30:15Z 2001-04-01 2000 2006-03-27 Dissertation Dyson, L.L. 2000, A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23509> H560/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23509 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03272006-153324/ Eng © 2000, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Synoptic meteorology south africa Weather forecasting south africa UCTD A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa |
| title | A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa |
| title_full | A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa |
| title_fullStr | A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa |
| title_short | A dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern Africa |
| title_sort | dynamical forecasting perspective on synoptic scale weather systems over southern africa |
| topic | Synoptic meteorology south africa Weather forecasting south africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23509 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03272006-153324/ |