Tehuantepecer, or tehuano wind, is a violent mountaingap wind traveling through chivela pass, most common between october and february, with a summer minimum in july. Globalizacion y deterioro socioambiental miguel angel garcia a. Braving the gap winds ocean navigator januaryfebruary. It originates from eastern mexico and the bay of campeche as a postfrontal northerly wind, accelerated southward by cold air damming, which crosses the isthmus and blows through the gap between the mexican and guatemalan mountains. Tehuantepecer definition of tehuantepecer by merriamwebster. Larea fu importante nel periodo precoloniale, essendo sulla rotta commerciale che univa lamerica centrale allodierno messico. Isthmus of tehuantepec wind climatology and enso signal. It originates from eastern mexico and the bay of campeche as a postfrontal northerly wind, accelerated southward by cold air damming, which crosses the isthmus and blows through the gap between the mexican and.
Temperature, felt temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, wind gusts, isotherm, precipitation, cloud cover and heat index. E il limite marino meridionale dellistmo di tehuantepec. The gulf extends approximately 300 miles 500 km from puerto angel, in southern oaxaca state, southeastward to barra del suchiate, in southeastern chiapas state, and measures approximately 100 miles 160 km across. Knabb noaanwsncep national hurricane center, miami, florida. Gulf of tehuantepec an arm of the pacific in southern mexico mexico, united mexican states a republic in southern north america. Through our group of companies, we can provide almost everything that your vessel needs. Its spatial coverage shows coastal upwelling in the gulfs of tehuantepec and papagayo in the eastern region of the study area between october and april. Veracruz del ma co tapa at pec paraiso alco cafdena, villahe aeforifi chia as tuxtla ajti ez eve 4 cqrift jjgepan part cosamaloap in can esu carraqza sari n guichicovl nnuan autista ana maria ombardo. Pdf sea surface current measurements and wind stress and sea surface temperature satellite. Both early november and may are considered the optimal times to complete the crossing, unscathed. June and august are the main months for partying in the fiestas of tehuantepec s 15 barrios neighborhoods, each of which has its own colonial church, many of which are prettily painted and floodlit.
Observations of gulf of tehuantepec gap wind events from. Tehuantepec, 245km from oaxaca city, is a friendly but hot and sweaty town, and most travelers blow through here on their way to somewhere else. An updated event climatology and operational model evaluation michael j. Tehuantepecer definition is a violent north wind that brings an inflow of cold air to central america and especially to regions around the gulf of tehuantepec. That is the distance between the bay of campeche on the caribbean side and the gulf of tehuantepec. It is so narrow that serious consideration was given to cutting a transcontinental canal here instead of panama. The gulf extends approximately 300 miles 500 km from puerto angel, in southern oaxaca state, southeastward to barra del suchiate, in southeastern. Es una zona rica en petrleo y en recursos maderables. Tehuantepec article about tehuantepec by the free dictionary. Il est derive du mot nahuatl tecuanitepec, qui signifie colline du jaguar. But contrary to the rule of thumb, we found that november was fraught with storm activity.
Observations of gulf of tehuantepec gap wind events from quikscat. Universidad autonoma metropolitana iztapalap, 1998 ecosystem management 239 pages. It is part of the tehuantepec district in the west of the istmo region. Gulf of tehuantepec, large widemouthed inlet of the pacific ocean, forming the southern shore of the isthmus of tehuantepec, southeastern mexico. Fa parte del distretto di tehuantepec, nella parte occidentale dellistmo di tehuantepec. A strong, galeforce wind called the tehuano periodically blows out over the waters of the gulf of tehuantepec, inducing strong upwelling of nutrientrich waters which. In the tehuantepec, the gap winds are heaviest in december and january. A close look at the isthmus of mexico around tehuantepec reveals two significant points. Departamento en venta, 2 recamaras, 1 banos, 44 m2 en tacuba, df cdmx id 5156197.
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