The composite development and structure of intense synoptic-scale Arctic cyclones

Vessey, Alexander F.; Hodges, Kevin I.; Shaffrey, Len C.; Day, Jonathan J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1097-2022

Articles | Volume 3, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1097-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1097-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 3

Research article

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22 Sep 2022

Research article |

| 22 Sep 2022

The composite development and structure of intense synoptic-scale Arctic cyclones

Alexander F. Vessey, Kevin I. Hodges, Len C. Shaffrey, and Jonathan J. Day

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1097-2022-supplement

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1959 to present H. Hersbach, B. Bell, P. Berrisford, G. Biavati, A. Horányi, J. Muñoz Sabater, J. Nicolas, C. Peubey, R. Radu, I. Rozum, D. Schepers, A. Simmons, C. Soci, D. Dee, and J.-N. Thépaut https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6

Model code and software

TRACK tracking and analysis system for weather, climate and ocean data K. I. Hodges https://gitlab.act.reading.ac.uk/track/track2021

Short summary

Understanding the location and intensity of hazardous weather across the Arctic is important for assessing risks to infrastructure, shipping, and coastal communities. This study describes the typical lifetime and structure of intense winter and summer Arctic cyclones. Results show the composite development and structure of intense summer Arctic cyclones are different from intense winter Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean extra-tropical cyclones and from conceptual models.