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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-609-2021
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Research article
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22 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 22 Jul 2021
| 22 Jul 2021
Large-scale drivers of the mistral wind: link to Rossby wave life cycles and seasonal variability
Yonatan Givon
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Douglas Keller Jr.
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique
– IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique
de Paris, ENS, PSL Research University, Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Palaiseau, France
Vered Silverman
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Romain Pennel
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique
– IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique
de Paris, ENS, PSL Research University, Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Palaiseau, France
Philippe Drobinski
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique
– IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique
de Paris, ENS, PSL Research University, Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Palaiseau, France
Shira Raveh-Rubin
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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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.
Mistral wind is a renowned phenomenon in the Mediterranean, yet its large-scale controlling...
