OA18 Polar lows and tropical cyclones (co-sponsored by NH) Convener: Rasmussen, E.A. Co-Convener(s): Heinemann, G. Tuesday, 20 April 1999 Lecture Room: Commissiekamer 1 Chairperson: Heinemann, G. 09:00 VAN DELDEN, A. The dynamics of adjustment to diabatic heating and its relation to cyclone growth (Solicited Paper) 09:30 GOLITSYN, G.S.; OBUKHOV, A.M. An analytical model for convective air modification above sea 09:45 RASMUSSEN, E. On the possible role of CISK for the development of polar lows 10:00 KLEIN, T.; HEINEMANN, G. Mesocyclogenesis near the east Greenland coast 10:15 NIELSEN, N.W. On the prediction of polar lows 10:30 BREAK Chairperson: Rasmussen, E.A. 11:00 HEINEMANN, G. On the structure and development mechanisms of polar lows in the Antarctic 11:15 GOLITSYN, G.S.; DEMCHENKO, P.F.; MOKHOV, I.I.; PRIPUTNEV, S.G. Tropical cyclones: statistical relations for number, intensity and duration 11:30 GEERTS, B.; HEYMSFIELD, G.; TIAN, L. Airborne radar observations of hurricane Georges during landfall over the Dominican Repubilc 11:45 ISAKSEN, L.; STOFFELSEN, A.; FIGA, J. Scatterometer impact on tropical cyclones 12:00 NOGUEIRA LOPES, C.; INNOCENTINI, V.; CAETANO NETO, E.S. South America extratropical cyclone activity from May 1997 to August 1998 12:15 GULEV, S.; ZOLINA, O.; GRIGORIEV, S. Climatology of the polar cyclogenesis from NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis data 12:30 LAGUN, V.E.; LUTSENKO, E.I. A case study of the extraordinal polar low event development over Kara Sea (Poster) 12:35 MARCHESI, S.; MORELLI, S.; STORTINI, M. Simulation of Antarctic surface wind using the ETA model (Poster) 12:40 END OF SESSION