Cyclonic storms in the Australian and South African regions

The monsoon season of 2013 forms the basis of S1A. The systems include TC Narelle and TC Oswald.

Whole domain data

Wind vectors, zonal wind 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζ 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζ 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζ 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζ 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, ow 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, ow 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, ow 500 mb click here
Vertical wind shear vectors and magnitude, 850 to 200 mb click here
WVertical wind shear vectors and magnitude, 850 to 500 mb click here
Vertical wind shear vectors and magnitude, 500 to 200 mb click here
Zonal wind latitude-log pressure cross section click here
Zonal wind latitude-log pressure cross section click here

Animations of some of the above fields

Wind vectors, zonal wind 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 200 mb click here
ζa 850 mb click here
ζa 700 mb click here
ζa 500 mb click here
ζa 200 mb click here

TC Narelle, January 2013

Whole domain data

Storm track from 6 Jan
Winds and relative vorticity 850 mb
Winds and relative vorticity 700 mb
Winds and relative vorticity 500 mb
Winds, relative vorticity and OW 850 mb
Winds, relative vorticity and OW 700 mb
Winds, relative vorticity and OW 500 mb

Other data

Zonal wind at 7oS and 12oN
Zonal wind at 125oE

TC Oswald, January 2013

Whole domain data

TC Oswald: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here

Other data

TC Oswald: wind vector, zonal wind click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, zonal wind click here
TC Oswald: zeta large domain click here
TC Oswald: wind vector, temperature click here
TC Oswald: click here

A potentially interesting system that formed in the Australian region in January 2013.


Maritime non developer, January 2013

Mid January 2013 Timor Sea

The monsoon season of 2006. The systems include TC ... and TC ... and the NT TD

Whole domain data

Wind vectors, zonal wind and geopotential at 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind and geopotential at 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind and geopotential at 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, zonal wind and geopotential at 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, total wind 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 500 mb click here
Wind vectors, ζa 200 mb click here
Wind vectors, ow 850 mb click here
Wind vectors, ow 700 mb click here
Wind vectors, ow 500 mb click here
Vertical wind shear vectors and magnitude, 850 to 200 mb click here
WVertical wind shear vectors and magnitude, 850 to 500 mb click here
Vertical wind shear vectors and magnitude, 500 to 200 mb click here

The following four systems form the basis of S1B. These systems formed near Darwin, the first in January 2006 during the TWP-ICE experiment, the second became TC George in February 2007, and the third became TC Carlos in February 2011.


The TWP-ICE event, January 2006

Whole domain data

NT_TD: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
NT_TD: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
NT_TD: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here
NT_TD: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
NT_TD: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
NT_TD: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here

Other data

Wind vector, zonal wind click here
Relative vorticity, large domain click here
Wind vector, temperature click here
NT depression click here

TC George, February 2007

Whole domain data

TC George: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
TC George: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
TC George: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here
TC George: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
TC George: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
TC George: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here

Other data

TC George: wind vector, zonal wind click here
TC George: wind vector, zonal wind click here
TC George: zeta large domain click here
TC George: wind vector, temperature, specific humidity, large domain click here
TC George: Vertical shear, large domain click here
TC George (zeta zoom) click here
TC George (vertical cross sections of w and zeta) click here
TC George (vertical cross sections of zeta through wmax at 500 mb) click here
TC George (Meridional-height cross sections of zonal wind through zmin at 850 mb) click here

TC Carlos February 2011

Whole domain data

TC Carlos: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, zeta large domain 850 mb click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, zeta large domain 700 mb click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, zeta large domain 500 mb click here

Other data

TC Carlos: wind vector, zonal wind click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, zonal wind click here
TC Carlos: zeta medium domain click here
TC Carlos: wind vector, temperature click here
TC Carlos: vertical velocity, vertical vorticity, small domain click here
TC Carlos (Zonal-height cross sections of zonal wind at 10oN) click here
MT-SAT satellite imagery, Infrared (IR1), 110 Mb click here
MT-SAT satellite imagery, Infrared (IR4), 110 Mb click here
MT-SAT satellite imagery, Visible, 110 Mb click here

The following system forms the basis of NT1


Under construction


January 2014

For data analyses from the PREDICT experiment Aug-Sep 2010

click here

Two storms that formed over Southern Africa, one in January 20XX and the other in January 2013.

January 20XX
January 2013 Botswana

Copyright © Roger Smith, Date 9 May 2014