Examensarbete vid Institutionen för geovetenskaper ISSN 1650-6553 Nr 125
Statistical Characteristics of Convective Storms in Darwin, Northern Australia
Andreas Vallgren
Abstract
This M. Sc. thesis studies the statistical characteristics of convective storms in a monsoon regime in Darwin, northern Australia. It has been conducted with the use of radar. Enhanced knowledge of tropical convection is essential in studies of the global climate, and this study aims to bring light on some special characteristics of storms in a tropical environment. The observed behaviour of convective storms can be implemented in the parameterisation of these in cloud resolving regional and global models. The wet season was subdivided into three regimes; build up and breaks, the monsoon and the dry monsoon. Using a cell tracking system called TITAN, these regimes were shown to support different storm