Climatology of the Trade-Wind Inversion in the Caribbean

Abstract

Three years of twice-daily raobs for the midseason months at six stations on the Caribbean were analyzed for evidence of the trade-wind inversion. The seasonal, spatial, or diurnal variation of the various parameters which constitute the inversion regime (frequency, height of the base, strength, thickness, and moisture budget) is discussed. It was found that most of the parameters showed a distinct seasonal variation but little or no spatial or diurnal variations.