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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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.
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