Abstract
Heavy rainfall has been observed sometimes over Israel under a southwesterly continental current associated with a broad moisture belt extending into the eastern Mediterranean from equatorial Africa. One such case which occurred on 22 March 1985 is analyzed in detail, including synoptic analysis and calculations of some moisture budget components. ECMWF gridded upper air data (2.5° × 2.5°) were used to calculate the time change of precipitable water, moisture flux, and moisture flux divergence over the eastern Mediterranean basin. Results show that strong moisture flux convergence (1.8 mm/h) occurred over the region during the storm. Results suggest that the origin of the water vapor responsible for producing the rain is southwest of our region - probably in equatorial Africa. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-168 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Israel Journal of Earth Sciences |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences