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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-683-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-683-2023
Research article
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08 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 08 Aug 2023

Transient anticyclonic eddies and their relationship to atmospheric block persistence

Charlie C. Suitters, Oscar Martínez-Alvarado, Kevin I. Hodges, Reinhard K. H. Schiemann, and Duncan Ackerley

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Atmospheric blocking describes large and persistent high surface pressure. In this study, the relationship between block persistence and smaller-scale systems is examined. Persistent blocks result from more interactions with small systems, but a block's persistence does not depend as strongly on the strength of these smaller features. This work is important because it provides more knowledge as to how blocks can be allowed to persist, which is something we still do not fully understand.
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