High altitude climate of the Island of Hawaii
- Author:
- Da Silva, Sara
- Title:
- High altitude climate of the Island of Hawaii
- Periodical:
- Meteorology
- Year:
- 2012
- Volume:
- M.S.
- Pages:
- 110
- Subject:
- Climate Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea Meteorological data Mauna Loa Meteorological data Mauna Kea
- Summary:
- This thesis analyzed climatological records from Mauna Loa Observatory (1958-2010) and Mauna Kea summit (1982-2010). Both Mauna Kea summit and MLO have two seasons: Hoo-ilo (winter) and Kau (summer). Temperatures and wind flow patterns are described in the two seasons. Their relationships during El Nino and La Nina are also investigated.
- URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10125/101293
- Date:
- May 2012
- Collection:
- Monographs