Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case
Numerous waterspout events occur practically in all Mexican waters. The principal aim was to carry out a climatology of these events. A data compilation allowed the identification of 103 cases from 2010–2022. A Szilagyi waterspout nomogram was constructed to explain the formation mechanism using the...
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| description | Numerous waterspout events occur practically in all Mexican waters. The principal aim was to carry out a climatology of these events. A data compilation allowed the identification of 103 cases from 2010–2022. A Szilagyi waterspout nomogram was constructed to explain the formation mechanism using the ERA5 reanalysis data. The nomogram classified waterspout events according to their origin using thermodynamic parameters. The results revealed that the thermodynamics of some waterspouts in Mexico do not fit the current definition of the Szilagyi nomogram. Most waterspouts are thunderstorm-related and fit the nomogram. A minority that arises from land breezes and upper-low conditions also fit. A relevant case, which occurred in an area with a recurrent incidence of waterspouts, allowed observation of relevant dynamic properties, such as its strength, occurred on August 8, 2019, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. The documented waterspout trajectory revealed that it moved through the sea and city. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was used for modeling this event at a resolution of 250 m. The results showed the instability, a cyclonic disturbance (misocyclone) that caused the waterspout. The analysis showed the behavior of meteorological variables, such as temperature, humidity, wind, vorticity, and unstable atmospheric variables during the storm. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd6810e6eafa498eb0abc45624ec93792025-02-07T13:01:02ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202025-01-017202100210.1088/2515-7620/adb095Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular caseDaniela Monterde0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0186-0868Noel Carbajal1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3112-8504José Francisco León-Cruz2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0374-6858Luis Felipe Pineda-Martínez3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0803-5625División de Geociencias Aplicadas, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A. C. (IPICYT) , San Luis Potosí, MéxicoDivisión de Geociencias Aplicadas, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A. C. (IPICYT) , San Luis Potosí, MéxicoUnidad Académica de Estudios Territoriales Yucatán, Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) , Yucatán, MéxicoUnidad Académica de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (UAZ) , Zacatecas, MéxicoNumerous waterspout events occur practically in all Mexican waters. The principal aim was to carry out a climatology of these events. A data compilation allowed the identification of 103 cases from 2010–2022. A Szilagyi waterspout nomogram was constructed to explain the formation mechanism using the ERA5 reanalysis data. The nomogram classified waterspout events according to their origin using thermodynamic parameters. The results revealed that the thermodynamics of some waterspouts in Mexico do not fit the current definition of the Szilagyi nomogram. Most waterspouts are thunderstorm-related and fit the nomogram. A minority that arises from land breezes and upper-low conditions also fit. A relevant case, which occurred in an area with a recurrent incidence of waterspouts, allowed observation of relevant dynamic properties, such as its strength, occurred on August 8, 2019, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. The documented waterspout trajectory revealed that it moved through the sea and city. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was used for modeling this event at a resolution of 250 m. The results showed the instability, a cyclonic disturbance (misocyclone) that caused the waterspout. The analysis showed the behavior of meteorological variables, such as temperature, humidity, wind, vorticity, and unstable atmospheric variables during the storm.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adb095ERA5szilagyi waterspout nomogramMéxiconumerical simulationswaterspouts |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Monterde Noel Carbajal José Francisco León-Cruz Luis Felipe Pineda-Martínez Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case Environmental Research Communications ERA5 szilagyi waterspout nomogram México numerical simulations waterspouts |
| title | Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case |
| title_full | Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case |
| title_fullStr | Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case |
| title_short | Climatology of waterspouts in Mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case |
| title_sort | climatology of waterspouts in mexico and numerical modeling of a particular case |
| topic | ERA5 szilagyi waterspout nomogram México numerical simulations waterspouts |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adb095 |
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