A global climatology of polar lows investigated for local differences and wind-shear environments

Stoll, Patrick Johannes

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-483-2022

Articles | Volume 3, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-483-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-483-2022

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

Articles | Volume 3, issue 2

Research article

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11 Apr 2022

Research article |

| 11 Apr 2022

A global climatology of polar lows investigated for local differences and wind-shear environments

Patrick Johannes Stoll

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-483-2022-supplement

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Background Data for: A global climatology of polar lows investigated for local differences and wind-shear environments Patrick Johannes Stoll https://doi.org/10.18710/TVZDBF

Video supplement

A global climatology of polar lows investigated for local differences and wind-shear environments Patrick Johannes Stoll https://doi.org/10.5446/56711

Short summary

Polar lows are small but intense cyclones and constitute one of the major natural hazards in the polar regions. To be aware of when and where polar lows occur, this study maps polar lows globally by utilizing new atmospheric datasets. Polar lows develop in all marine areas adjacent to sea ice or cold landmasses, mainly in the winter half year. The highest frequency appears in the Nordic Seas. Further, it is found that polar lows are rather similar in the different ocean sub-basins.