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A method of identifying and locating sea-breeze fronts in north-eastern Brazil by remote sensing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2006

O. Planchon ,
F. Damato ,
V. Dubreuil  and
P. Gouery
O. Planchon
Affiliation:
COSTEL (LETG-UMR 6554 CNRS), Rennes 2 University, Place Recteur H. Le Moal, 35043 Rennes cedex, France Email: [email protected]
F. Damato
Affiliation:
COSTEL (LETG-UMR 6554 CNRS), Rennes 2 University, Place Recteur H. Le Moal, 35043 Rennes cedex, France Email: [email protected]
V. Dubreuil
Affiliation:
COSTEL (LETG-UMR 6554 CNRS), Rennes 2 University, Place Recteur H. Le Moal, 35043 Rennes cedex, France Email: [email protected]
P. Gouery
Affiliation:
COSTEL (LETG-UMR 6554 CNRS), Rennes 2 University, Place Recteur H. Le Moal, 35043 Rennes cedex, France Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A method of identifying sea-breeze fronts by remote sensing (visible and infrared data from the GOES-8 satellite) was applied to north-eastern Brazil. The aim of the study was to estimate the frequency of observed sea-breeze fronts and the average distance they penetrate inland at 1800 UTC. During the dry season (between September and December) in 2000, the highest frequency of sea-breeze fronts was recorded on the northern fringe of the study area. The sea-breeze fronts penetrated furthest inland between September and November, with a maximum distance from the coast at Ceará of 100 km.

Keywords

sea-breeze frontsremote sensingvisible and infrared bandmappingBrazil
Type
Research Article
Information
Meteorological Applications , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 2006 , pp. 225 - 234
Copyright
2006 Royal Meteorological Society

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