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CONVECTIVE INDICES FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC

CONVECTIVE INDICES FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC Capt Matt Stratton (Mar 06) Advisors: P. Harr and R. Elsberry Sponsor: Air Force Weather, Thesis Topic # 58 Beneficiary: 17 OWS, Hickam AFB, HI

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CONVECTIVE INDICES FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC

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  1. CONVECTIVE INDICES FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC Capt Matt Stratton (Mar 06) Advisors: P. Harr and R. Elsberry Sponsor: Air Force Weather, Thesis Topic # 58 Beneficiary: 17 OWS, Hickam AFB, HI This thesis determined the indices that best predicted initiation of deep convection in the tropical Pacific at 5 island locations (ROAH, PGUM, PKWA, PHLI, HTO) for a specific season. 34 0.24 34 Predictors 18 Indices calculated from rawinsondes Predictands 1) Surface weather observations 2) NRL blended rainrate data

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