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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-133-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-133-2024
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Research article
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02 Feb 2024
Research article |
| 02 Feb 2024
| 02 Feb 2024
Process-based classification of Mediterranean cyclones using potential vorticity
Yonatan Givon
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Or Hess
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Emmanouil Flaounas
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece
Jennifer Louise Catto
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Michael Sprenger
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Shira Raveh-Rubin
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Short summary
A novel classification of Mediterranean cyclones is presented, enabling a separation between storms driven by different atmospheric processes. The surface impact of each cyclone class differs greatly by precipitation, winds, and temperatures, providing an invaluable tool to study the climatology of different types of Mediterranean storms and enhancing the understanding of their predictability, on both weather and climate scales.
A novel classification of Mediterranean cyclones is presented, enabling a separation between...
