A Lagrangian analysis of upper-tropospheric anticyclones associated with heat waves in Europe

Zschenderlein, Philipp; Pfahl, Stephan; Wernli, Heini; Fink, Andreas H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-191-2020

Articles | Volume 1, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-191-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-191-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 1, issue 1

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28 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 28 Apr 2020

A Lagrangian analysis of upper-tropospheric anticyclones associated with heat waves in Europe

Philipp Zschenderlein, Stephan Pfahl, Heini Wernli, and Andreas H. Fink

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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript “A Lagrangian analysis of upper-tropospheric anticyclones associated with heat waves in Europe” by Philipp Zschenderlein, Stephan Pfahl, Heini Wernli, and Andreas H. Fink', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Jan 2020
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AC1: 'Reply to both reviewers', Philipp Zschenderlein, 20 Mar 2020

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AR by Philipp Zschenderlein on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Apr 2020) by Pedram Hassanzadeh

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Apr 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Apr 2020) by Pedram Hassanzadeh

AR by Philipp Zschenderlein on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Apr 2020) by Pedram Hassanzadeh

AR by Philipp Zschenderlein on behalf of the Authors (20 Apr 2020) Manuscript

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We analyse the formation of upper-tropospheric anticyclones connected to European surface heat waves. Tracing air masses backwards from these anticyclones, we found that trajectories are diabatically heated in two branches, either by North Atlantic cyclones or by convection closer to the heat wave anticyclone. The first branch primarily affects the onset of the anticyclone, while the second branch is more relevant for the maintenance. Our results are relevant for heat wave predictions.