An Investigative Study of the January Thaw Phenomenon
Abstract:
A broad investigation of the January thaw phenomenon, a period of unseasonable warmth, was conducted using daily maximum temperatures recorded at New Brunswick, N.J. from 1858-1976. Student's t-tests comparing long period means of maximum temperature to values form a fitted 'seasonal trend curve' indicate temperatures higher, on the 22nd-23rd, and lower, on the 29th, than seasonally expected. Binomial tests verified these at the 5% level. A thaw index was derived. The relationship of thaw intensity to zonal indices and mean monthly temperatures was investigated using contingency, correlation, and student's test analyses.
Author:
Lanzante, John R.
Publisher:
Rutgers University
Publication Date:
1978/04/01
Publication Place:
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Department:
Cook College, Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
Institution:
Rutgers University
Supplemental Information:
44 p., tables, graphs
Other Citation Details:
George H. Cook Honors Thesis written under the direction of Professor Robert P. Harnack. Cook Scholar Papers are non-circulating and must be viewed at Rutgers University.
Type of Document:
Thesis - Undergraduate Honors
Document Location:
Chang Cook LD4751.25.G478, v.11, pt.2
URL:
http://njedl.rutgers.edu/njdlib/detailsPF.cfm?record_id=2013