Influence of the trade-wind inversion on the climate of a leeward mountain slope in Hawaii

Author:

Giambelluca, Thomas W., Nullet, Dennis

Title:

Influence of the trade-wind inversion on the climate of a leeward mountain slope in Hawaii

Periodical:

Climate Research

Year:

1991

Volume:

1

Pages:

207-216

Subject:

Climate Haleakala Microclimates Temperature inversion Trade wind inversion Wind effects Global warming

Summary:

In the middle and upper elevations of the high volcanic peaks in Hawaii, climate is directly affected by the presence and movement of the inversion. Since the natural vegetation and wildlife of these areas are vulnerable to long-term shifts in the inversion height that may accompany global climate change, a better understanding of the climatic effects of the inversion will allow for the prediction of global-warming-induced changes in tropical mountain climate. The purpose of this study was to monitor the climate along the slopes of Haleakala to facilitate predictions of changes in tropical mountain climate that may accompany a warming-induced rise in the inversion.

Label:

Weather & Climate

URL:

http://www.int-res.com/articles/cr/1/c001p207.pdf

Date:

December 1991

Collection:

Periodicals