TY - JOUR
T1 - Climatological analysis of Mediterranean cyclones using ECMWF data
AU - Alpert, P.
AU - Neeman, B. U.
AU - Shay-El, Y.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
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 frequences, 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 pronouced. Monthly cyclone tracks are presented and they clearly indicate the preferred routes of cyclonic movements. -Authors
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 frequences, 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 pronouced. Monthly cyclone tracks are presented and they clearly indicate the preferred routes of cyclonic movements. -Authors
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U2 - 10.3402/tellusa.v42i1.11860
DO - 10.3402/tellusa.v42i1.11860
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AN - SCOPUS:0025205546
VL - 42 A
SP - 65
EP - 77
JO - Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
JF - Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
SN - 0280-6495
IS - 1
ER -