TY - JOUR
T1 - Climatological analysis of Mediterranean cyclones using ECMWF data
AU - ALPERT, P.
AU - NEEMAN, B. U.
AU - SHAY‐EL, Y.
PY - 1990/1
Y1 - 1990/1
N2 - A thoroughly objective method for the definition, selection and tracing of Mediterranean region cyclones is presented. The method is applied to the ECMWF 1982‐1987 analyzed datasets to show monthly cyclone frequencies, cyclonic tracks and vertical variation of average relative vorticity. Day‐to‐night changes and vertical variation of cyclonic frequencies/vorticities indicate the importance of the sea thermal effect in the eastern Mediterranean. In the western Mediterranean and to a lesser extent in the Cyprus region, the lee cyclogenetic effect is very pronounced. Monthly cyclone tracks are presented and they clearly indicate the preferred routes of cyclonic movements.
AB - A thoroughly objective method for the definition, selection and tracing of Mediterranean region cyclones is presented. The method is applied to the ECMWF 1982‐1987 analyzed datasets to show monthly cyclone frequencies, cyclonic tracks and vertical variation of average relative vorticity. Day‐to‐night changes and vertical variation of cyclonic frequencies/vorticities indicate the importance of the sea thermal effect in the eastern Mediterranean. In the western Mediterranean and to a lesser extent in the Cyprus region, the lee cyclogenetic effect is very pronounced. Monthly cyclone tracks are presented and they clearly indicate the preferred routes of cyclonic movements.
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U2 - 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1990.00007.x
DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1990.00007.x
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AN - SCOPUS:84981594158
SN - 0280-6495
VL - 42
SP - 65
EP - 77
JO - Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
JF - Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
IS - 1
ER -