Articles | Volume 2, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-609-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-609-2021
Research article
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22 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 22 Jul 2021

Large-scale drivers of the mistral wind: link to Rossby wave life cycles and seasonal variability

Yonatan Givon, Douglas Keller Jr., Vered Silverman, Romain Pennel, Philippe Drobinski, and Shira Raveh-Rubin

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wcd-2021-7', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Mar 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on wcd-2021-7', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Mar 2021
  • AC1: 'Comment on wcd-2021-7', Yonatan Givon, 13 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Yonatan Givon on behalf of the Authors (01 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Jun 2021) by Sebastian Schemm
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Jun 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (19 Jun 2021)
ED: Publish as is (20 Jun 2021) by Sebastian Schemm
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Short summary
Mistral wind is a renowned phenomenon in the Mediterranean, yet its large-scale controlling mechanisms have not been systematically mapped. Here, using a new mistral database for 1981–2016, the upper-tropospheric flow patterns are classified by a self-organizing map algorithm, resulting in 16 distinct patterns related to Rossby wave life cycles. Each pattern has unique surface impact, having implications to understanding mistral predictability, air–sea interaction and their future projections.